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Russell Brand exposed himself to a woman before laughing on air during his BBC radio show minutes later, it was claimed on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The alleged victim said that she was left stunned following the encounter in Los Angeles in June 2008 and that shortly after on Radio 2 he laughed with his co-presenter who said Brand \u201cshowed his w—- to a lady\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Russell Brand has denied allegations against him of rape, sexual abuse, coercive control and assault.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Brand X<\/cite><\/p>\n The show was pre-recorded but was still broadcast days later, despite the remarks.<\/p>\n Brand, 48, is facing allegations of rape, sexual abuse, coercive control and assault by women in the UK and United States between 2006 and 2013, when he was at the height of his fame.<\/p>\n He has vehemently denied all the allegations, which were made as part of an investigation by Channel 4\u2019s Dispatches<\/em> and The Sunday Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n Since the claims were published, another woman has gone to police to allege that she was sexually assaulted in Soho, in 2003.<\/p>\n BBC News reported the latest allegation from a woman who is being called Olivia, who worked for a media company in the same building where the comedian was recording the Russell Brand Show<\/em> for Radio 2.<\/p>\n She claimed she answered the door to Brand and his team and later went to the bathroom to get some medication.<\/p>\n As she looked through the medicine cabinet she realised someone was behind her and claimed that when she turned round it was Brand.<\/p>\n \u201cI was startled and got up and I realised it was the man that I\u2019d let in – Russell,\u201d she told BBC News.<\/p>\n Brand allegedly called her \u201ca bit of alright\u201d and tried to call her Betty, but when she said that wasn\u2019t her name, he replied. \u201cWell, I\u2019m gonna f— you\u201d, to which she said: \u201cNo, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n Olivia claims the comedian pulled out his penis on his hand and \u201cpretty much served it to me as you would be serving someone some food\u201d.<\/p>\n She felt trapped as the bathroom door was shut and there was \u201ca bit of banter going on because I didn\u2019t know what to do\u201d but he later pulled his trousers up and left.<\/p>\n During the show Matt Morgan, Brand\u2019s co-presenter said: \u201cIt\u2019s been 25 minutes since he showed his w—- to a lady\u201d before Brand laughed and replied: \u201cVery easy to judge! Very easy to judge!\u201d<\/p>\n Morgan then suggested the woman was a receptionist before adding: \u201cHe got told off for ringing a bell, minutes later he\u2019s showing his w—-.\u201d<\/p>\n Olivia, who has never worked as a receptionist, said she was disgusted after hearing the clip.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel ashamed, but more so I wonder had something been done, perhaps there would have been fewer women he would have done horrible things to, which we\u2019re reading about in the papers now.\u201d<\/p>\n She never made a complaint and said she was worried about the potential impact on her and her family if she had raised it officially.<\/p>\n \u201cHad I known audio existed, I probably would have done something as the incident would have been corroborated.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2019, BBC management was informed about the incident by a staff member who had spoken to Olivia but no formal action was taken.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat allowed that output [to] go out like that?\u201d she said. \u201cWhat made the BBC think that was appropriate to go out like that? I just don\u2019t understand why they didn\u2019t investigate this much sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n The latest allegation came as it emerged a team that was set up after Jimmy Savile\u2019s abuse came to light is helping police looking into the rape and sexual assault allegations being made against Russell Brand.<\/p>\n The Hydrant Programme – national experts on child sexual abuse inquiries – urged people to report any allegations to investigators.<\/p>\n Brand has been axed by publishers and agents and demonitised by YouTube, but the online video platform Rumble said it had \u201cemphatically\u201d refused what it described as the \u201cUK Parliament\u2019s demands\u201d after the media select committee asked if it would suspend Brand\u2019s ability to make money.<\/p>\n The site, where Brand has 1.4 million followers, described the letter as \u201cextremely disturbing\u201d and said it would not be joining a \u201ccancel culture mob\u201d.<\/p>\n TikTok said Brand had never received any revenue from its app while Netflix has refused to take down a stand-up show available to its subscribers. The Guardian<\/em> has refused to comment on Brand\u2019s previous role as a columnist.<\/p>\n The BBC said it would look into the allegation and would be keen to hear from the woman as part of a review of allegations.<\/p>\n \u201cA key part of the review is to understand what complaints were made at the time, if there was knowledge of Russell Brand\u2019s conduct while he worked on BBC radio, and what was done as a result. Further, the Director General has been very clear that some broadcasts from that period were, and are, inexcusable and totally unacceptable, and would never be aired today.\u201d<\/p>\n In a YouTube video on Friday night, Brand described the claims as \u201ca litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThese 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\u2019ve written about extensively in my books I was very, very promiscuous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cNow during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual.\u201d<\/p>\n\u2018Extremely disturbing\u2019<\/h3>\n