British broadcaster the BBC has revealed that it has acquired 5 complaints about Russell Brand concerning his conduct whereas he labored as a radio host on the organisation.
Three of those complaints have been made earlier than he was publicly accused of rape in September.
Two extra have been made previously two months and relate to office conduct.
They aren’t sexual in nature, the broadcaster stated.
The complaints regard “inappropriate conduct” and are stated to incorporate “urinating in bottles in a BBC studio, inappropriate use of BBC cars and claims his conduct in and around the studio falling below the standards expected of someone engaged by the BBC”.
The BBC stated that attending to the underside of the allegations has not been a “straightforward task”.
Brand is the topic of a number of abuse complaints from girls which first got here to gentle in September following an investigation by UK newspaper The Times and Channel 4 present affairs program Dispatches.
Those allegations centred on 4 girls who accused him of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. Since then additional claims by different girls have been made.
Brand has vociferously denied the allegations and stated that whereas he was promiscuous any sexual encounters have been consensual.
The star got here to prominence as a arise comedian and British TV and radio presenter. He had starring roles in a number of Hollywood films together with Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek and the Arthur remake.
Between 2006 and 2008 Brand introduced exhibits on BBC Radio.
In latest years, he has mainly been recognized a podcast presenter.
In September, the BBC stated one among its former senior managers Peter Johnston would conduct a overview into Brand’s conduct whereas on the community and the BBC’s response to any allegations.
“The passage of time means this is not a straightforward task – for example, the BBC did not maintain a centralised record of staff complaints regarding bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment) at the time,” stated Mr Johnston in an announcement launched on Tuesday, UK time.
Mr Johnston stated “it would appear that no disciplinary action” was taken towards Brand whereas he was employed by the BBC.
The BBC stated that claims had been made about teenage ladies being pushed to Brand’s residence in vehicles contracted to the organisation.
However the broadcaster stated it had been unable to confirm these claims as a result of data on who was within the autos is now not accessible.
“This means that we have not been able to identify the precise details of this or any records or details of specific journeys or bookings made for Russell Brand,” the general public broadcaster stated.
The two new complaints have been reported because the scandal erupted over Brand’s alleged behaviour.
Three different complaints have been made previous to September’s allegations.
One was lodged in 2019 when the star allegedly uncovered himself to a girl in a BBC workplace in Los Angeles in 2008.
In that incident, a girl advised the BBC that she went to the toilet which was positioned close to the radio studio the place Brand was pre recording a present.
She claimed Brand had adopted her in and allegedly stated: “I’m gonna f*** you”.
Though she claimed she responded, “No, you’re not,” Brand allegedly “pulled out his flaccid penis on his hand”.
She allegedly repeatedly advised him, “No, you’re not going to f*** me,” however admitted that there was “a bit of banter going on” as a result of she “didn’t know what to do”.
She stated he ultimately put his penis again in his pants, at which level she seen that “the door was closed behind him” – although she wasn’t positive “whether he locked it or not”.
Soon after, she stated somebody from Brand’s crew began “banging” on the door to let him know he was “wanted in the radio studio”.
During the next radio present, Brand laughed at how he had confirmed his penis to a girl simply 25 minutes beforehand.
The BBC was knowledgeable of the claims in 2019 however no formal motion was taken on the time.
“We have spoken to a number of individuals, including some who were based in Los Angeles at the time, but the work on this continues,” stated Mr Johnston who added that his persevering with overview would come with inspecting what was broadcast on the time.
Russell Brand has steadfastly stated he’s harmless of the allegations.
He made an in depth assertion and commented on the claims in September.
“These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies. And as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous,” he stated in a YouTube video.
“Now during that time of promiscuity the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual. I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent, and I am being transparent about it now as well.”
At least ten girls are understood to have come ahead to make public claims towards the comic thus far.
Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and abuse by 4 girls together with, one among whom was aged 16 on the time.
Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, which aired on Channel 4 on September 16, one girl claimed she was sexually assaulted by Brand throughout a three-month relationship when she was 16.
Another alleged she was raped at his Los Angeles residence in 2012.
The allegations additionally embody emotional and bodily abuse.
One of the claimants additionally says they have been sexually assaulted whereas working as an actress on the set of a film in 2010.
A lawsuit claims the Brand uncovered himself to the girl on set earlier than forcing her to carry out intercourse acts on him in a rest room stall.
Channel 4 is conducting its personal probe over the time Brand labored for the channel as a presenter.
The Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police (TVP) are additionally probing allegations made towards Brand.
– With The Sun
Source: www.news.com.au
