Russell Brand hosted Comic Relief after BBC received misconduct complaint

Russell Brand appeared connected 1 of the BBC's biggest shows conscionable months aft a workfellow refiled a ailment astir his alleged behaviour portion astatine the corporation

Russell Brand hosted BBC's Comic Relief – contempt a ailment being lodged astir him.

The scandal-hit comedian and presenter appeared connected the flagship programme conscionable months aft a erstwhile workfellow refiled a ailment successful 2016, having primitively filed it successful 2007. They claimed that Brand, 49, had urinated into a cupful successful beforehand of his colleagues during his BBC Radio 2 programme.

The workfellow besides raised concerns astir Brand's behaviour, claiming helium would bring "groups of girls" to the BBC offices. He has powerfully denied each allegations. Following the complaint, the corp stated that Brand had successful information urinated into a cupful successful the vigor studio, arsenic good arsenic a bottle. It was said that Brand besides acted successful an assertive mode by throwing objects astatine a surface erstwhile a subordinate of the accumulation squad made a mistake.

No enactment was taken pursuing the complaint, which was documented successful Peter Johnston's caller probe into the allegations astir Brand during his clip astatine the license-payer-funded organisation. The worker went connected to rise their concerns successful an outer civilization reappraisal which was handled by barrister Dinah Rose successful 2013. It remains unclear if the BBC was made alert of the 2nd complaint.

The unnamed worker re-raised their ailment successful 2016 according to the report. The lawsuit manager who handled the concerns believed it was "not possible" to analyse the archetypal incidental arsenic it would person "required speaking to individuals outer to the BBC," which was not modular procedure. However, the BBC apologised to the idiosyncratic who filed the complaint.

Brand was aboriginal handed the Comic Relief presenting relation – contempt the allegations against him. The determination to manus the gig to Brand was made erstwhile Charlotte Moore, present main contented officer, was successful complaint of BBC One. Tim Davie, the manager general, was successful complaint of BBC Studios – the squad who produced the show. It is not known wether either were made alert of the ailment successful 2016. The Mirror has approached the BBC for comment.

Meanwhile, the BBC besides issued an apology to their unit pursuing their review. A reappraisal recovered that a fig of radical 'felt incapable to rise concerns' astir his behaviour and believed helium would 'always get his mode and truthful stayed silent.'

The apology came arsenic the BBC published the findings of an interior reappraisal into Brand's clip arsenic a presenter for BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music betwixt 2006 and 2008. The 49-year-old was accused of rape, battle and affectional abuse arsenic portion of a associated probe by Channel 4's Dispatches programme, The Times and Sunday Times successful 2023. Brand has powerfully denied each accusations alleged to person taken spot astatine the tallness of his fame betwixt 2006 and 2013.

They precocious addressed their reappraisal and stated that each grounds was looked into "methodically". They added that the reappraisal had been carried retired with the "greatest care" and thanked individuals for speaking up connected specified a distressing topic.

In a statement, shared connected their website, the BBC said: "The reappraisal considered 8 complaints of misconduct astir Russell Brand, lone 2 of which were made portion helium was engaged by the BBC, 1 formally and 1 informally. It is of large interest that immoderate of these individuals felt incapable to rise concerns astir Russell Brand's behaviour astatine the time, and the BBC has apologised to them arsenic portion of this review.

"It is besides wide that determination were compliance inadequacies connected immoderate of Russell Brand's Radio 2 shows which led to contented being aired that would not beryllium broadcast today. Russell Brand near the BBC successful 2008 pursuing a high-profile editorial breach. As has been reported, determination is an ongoing constabulary probe into Russell Brand. The BBC has been successful interaction with the Metropolitan constabulary passim the reappraisal and they person seen the report. The BBC acknowledges that Russell Brand categorically denies each nationalist allegations made against him."

Speaking antecedently to code the claims, Brand said: "I contradict immoderate allegations, that person been advanced. I cull the allegations successful the strongest imaginable terms." helium aboriginal went connected to archer Carlson Tucker that the crimes helium had been accused of committing were "appalling" and a "deliberate profound effort to unopen down immoderate dissent successful an astonishingly assertive way."

Brand went connected to accidental that his behaviour and being "very, precise promiscuous" placed him successful a "vulnerable position." When the claims archetypal came to airy successful September 2023, helium besides faced allegations of controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. In a video shared connected his YouTube channel, the comedian and histrion said: "I've received 2 highly disturbing letters oregon a missive and an email. One from a mainstream media TV company, 1 from a paper listing a litany of highly egregious and assertive attacks, arsenic good arsenic immoderate beauteous anserine worldly similar assemblage festival should beryllium stopped, that I shouldn't beryllium capable to onslaught mainstream media narratives connected this channel. But amidst this litany of astonishing alternatively baroque attacks, often precise superior allegations that I perfectly refute."

He added: "What I earnestly refute are these very, precise superior transgression allegations. Also, it's worthy mentioning that determination are witnesses whose grounds straight contradicts the communicative that these 2 mainstream media outlets are trying to construct, apparently, successful what seems to maine to beryllium a coordinated attack. Now, I don't wanna get into this immoderate further due to the fact that of the superior quality of the allegations, but I consciousness similar I'm being attacked and plainly they're moving precise intimately together. We are evidently going to look into this substance 'cause it's very, precise serious. In the meantime, I privation you to enactment close, enactment awake, but much important than immoderate of that, if you can, delight enactment free."

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