Russell Brand could face charges over alleged historic sex offenses following a 13-month investigation in which police questioned the comedian three times.
Scotland Yard has asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider bringing charges against Brand, 49.
The investigation came after four women came forward with allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Brand in September 2023.
The allegations span from 2006 to 2013, when the comedian was working as a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 and as an actor in Hollywood.
It followed a joint investigation launched by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.
Scotland Yard has asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider bringing charges against Russell Brand, 49 (pictured).
Brand (pictured in 2006) has strongly denied all allegations about his behavior which allegedly took place at the height of his fame between 2006 and 2013.
It has since been revealed that Russell Brand has been interviewed by police on three separate occasions.
Brand was interviewed under caution for the first time on November 16, 2023 for three reports of sexual offenses after voluntarily attending a police station.
He was interviewed again on December 14 about six other historical sexual offenses and a third interview took place on January 17 this year. The Times reported.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police said: “Our investigation continues and a file has been passed to the CPS.”
‘We have a team of dedicated officers who provide specialist support to the women who have come forward.
“We are committed to investigating sexual crimes, no matter how long ago they were allegedly committed.”
Russell Brand denies any wrongdoing and has said all of his sexual relationships were always consensual.
The comedian turned lifestyle guru, who also worked on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 music shows from 2006 to 2008, told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a YouTube video earlier this year. this year that the accusations made against him were “very, very hurtful.” ‘.
One of the first women to accuse Brand, referred to as Alice to protect her identity, claimed she was in an “emotionally abusive and controlling relationship” with the comedian, then 31, as a teenager for about three months.
Russell Brand is pictured appearing on The Paul O’Grady Show in November 2017.
One of the first women to accuse Brand, referred to as Alice to protect her identity, claimed she was in an “emotionally abusive and controlling relationship” with the comedian.
Alice, who called the star’s alleged behavior “grooming,” claimed that throughout their relationship he referred to her as “The Girl” and that he gradually became “controlling and then emotionally and sexually abusive.”
She claims: ‘Russell acted like a hairdresser, but I didn’t know what that was at the time. He was trying to drive a wedge between my parents and me, he taught me to lie to them.
‘I was at my dad’s house and it was 11 at night. He texted me, I came up with a scenario where I told him my friend was sick and we would role play text conversations. He had a whole script for me.
Another woman claimed Brand sexually assaulted her while she was working with him in Los Angeles. She alleged that she had repeatedly told him to leave her aside and when he finally did, he “flipped.”
It was also claimed that Brand sexually assaulted another woman in the UK and she also accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her.
In the wake of the scandal, a fifth woman lodged a complaint with the Metropolitan Police, alleging that she was sexually assaulted by the star in Soho, London, in 2003.
Another woman accused Brand of locking her in a dressing room and pinning her to a couch with a “glazed” expression on her face.
The alleged incident, as reported by The Sun, took place in 2008, when the comedian was 33, after a concert in west London.
Russel Brand was charged with rape, assault and emotional abuse as part of a joint investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, The Times and the Sunday Times last year.
Brand performs at The Hoping Foundation’s Starry Starry Night benefit in 2014
A woman also came forward claiming Brand exposed himself to her in an office where BBC Los Angeles operated from in 2008, before going to pre-record a program for Radio 2 where he appeared to joke about the alleged incident.
And another, who called herself Sarah to protect her identity, claimed the comedian had left her feeling “vulnerable and intimidated” after he allegedly refused to get her a taxi until she performed a sex act.
In recent years, Brand has built a large audience on social media.
He has over 11 million followers on X (formerly known as Twitter), and also hosts daily live streams on video site Rumble to hundreds of thousands of viewers.
MailOnline has contacted Russell Brand for comment.