The BBC said it received five complaints about Russell Brand’s behavior from when the comedian hosted radio shows on the British public broadcaster between 2006 and 2008.
Two of the complaints were submitted over the last two months, after the BBC launched a review of Brand’s time at the network following allegations against Brand of rape and sexual assault (the comedian has denied these accusations). One complaint was brought in 2019, but was related to an incident that allegedly took place in 2008. And the final two complaints were raised between 2006 and...
Two of the complaints were submitted over the last two months, after the BBC launched a review of Brand’s time at the network following allegations against Brand of rape and sexual assault (the comedian has denied these accusations). One complaint was brought in 2019, but was related to an incident that allegedly took place in 2008. And the final two complaints were raised between 2006 and...
- 11/14/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The BBC network in Britain has given an update into its workplace misconduct investigation into comedian Russell Brand, which includes a complaint regarding conduct at the British broadcaster’s Los Angeles office in 2008.
“Our investigations so far indicate a total of five complaints directly to the BBC: two individuals raised complaints and concerns during 2006-2008 and raised these issues again after Russell Brand left the BBC. A separate complaint was made by another individual after Russell Brand had left the BBC in relation to the 2008 allegation in LA. Two further complainants have come forward since the review began,” BBC representative Peter Johnston said of the ongoing probe on Tuesday.
The allegation from Los Angeles around workplace conduct in 2008 was first formally reported to the BBC in 2019. “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.
“Our investigations so far indicate a total of five complaints directly to the BBC: two individuals raised complaints and concerns during 2006-2008 and raised these issues again after Russell Brand left the BBC. A separate complaint was made by another individual after Russell Brand had left the BBC in relation to the 2008 allegation in LA. Two further complainants have come forward since the review began,” BBC representative Peter Johnston said of the ongoing probe on Tuesday.
The allegation from Los Angeles around workplace conduct in 2008 was first formally reported to the BBC in 2019. “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.
- 11/14/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC is investigating five complaints into the conduct of Russell Brand during the comedian’s time as a presenter for the broadcaster.
In September, the Sunday Times of London, The Times and U.K. broadcaster Channel 4’s documentary team “Dispatches” published the results of a year-long investigation where Brand was accused of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.” Brand preemptively denied the allegations in a YouTube video titled “So, This Is Happening,” where he said he “absolutely refutes” the “litany of astonishing, rather baroque, attacks.”
The BBC launched a review into Brand’s conduct for the time he was with the broadcaster and has now called for more information.
“Following recent media reporting, we have undertaken significant work to identify what complaints or allegations were made to the BBC about Russell Brand’s conduct. The passage of time means this is not a straightforward task – for example, the...
In September, the Sunday Times of London, The Times and U.K. broadcaster Channel 4’s documentary team “Dispatches” published the results of a year-long investigation where Brand was accused of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.” Brand preemptively denied the allegations in a YouTube video titled “So, This Is Happening,” where he said he “absolutely refutes” the “litany of astonishing, rather baroque, attacks.”
The BBC launched a review into Brand’s conduct for the time he was with the broadcaster and has now called for more information.
“Following recent media reporting, we have undertaken significant work to identify what complaints or allegations were made to the BBC about Russell Brand’s conduct. The passage of time means this is not a straightforward task – for example, the...
- 11/14/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has provided an update on its investigation into the alleged conduct of Russell Brand, revealing that five complaints were made about the star, who presented radio shows for the UK broadcaster.
The BBC said the complaints refer to Brand’s workplace conduct between 2006 and 2008, when he was hosting BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 shows.
Two individuals raised concerns during his employment and then repeated their concerns after Brand had left the BBC, according to the update.
A separate complaint was made in 2019 by a third individual, who made allegations about the presenter’s conduct at BBC premises in Los Angeles in 2008.
The BBC said two further complainants have come forward since its review was launched. Peter Johnston, BBC director of editorial complaints, is overseeing the work.
The BBC launched its investigation after The Times, The Sunday Times, and Channel 4 reported allegations that Brand sexually assaulted four women...
The BBC said the complaints refer to Brand’s workplace conduct between 2006 and 2008, when he was hosting BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 shows.
Two individuals raised concerns during his employment and then repeated their concerns after Brand had left the BBC, according to the update.
A separate complaint was made in 2019 by a third individual, who made allegations about the presenter’s conduct at BBC premises in Los Angeles in 2008.
The BBC said two further complainants have come forward since its review was launched. Peter Johnston, BBC director of editorial complaints, is overseeing the work.
The BBC launched its investigation after The Times, The Sunday Times, and Channel 4 reported allegations that Brand sexually assaulted four women...
- 11/14/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Director General Tim Davie has declined to rule out an external inquiry into the Russell Brand allegations as he stresses the issues surrounding the situation are “not wholly historic.”
Pressed on the BBC’s internal review at the Rts Cambridge Convention and whether the BBC could look outside the corporation for help, he said: “I don’t rule out anything.”
Davie unveiled the internal review led by Peter Johnston earlier this week following the allegations published by The Times and Channel 4, which range from rape to sexual assault and come from four women. The BBC has also removed content featuring Brand from its VoD player and yesterday Davie told staff he didn’t know how some of Brand’s older broadcasts were allowed to air.
The BBC has a number of reviews in place at the moment including into Tim Westwood and Huw Edwards and Davie said “my...
Pressed on the BBC’s internal review at the Rts Cambridge Convention and whether the BBC could look outside the corporation for help, he said: “I don’t rule out anything.”
Davie unveiled the internal review led by Peter Johnston earlier this week following the allegations published by The Times and Channel 4, which range from rape to sexual assault and come from four women. The BBC has also removed content featuring Brand from its VoD player and yesterday Davie told staff he didn’t know how some of Brand’s older broadcasts were allowed to air.
The BBC has a number of reviews in place at the moment including into Tim Westwood and Huw Edwards and Davie said “my...
- 9/20/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
“What led to that being on air?,” questioned Director General Tim Davie of Russell Brand’s old BBC broadcasts today, as he set out the scope of the review into Brand, which should report back in “weeks not months.”
Addressing the allegations in an all-staff Q&a this afternoon, Davie said Peter Johnston, Director of Editorial Complaints and Reviews, will oversee the report.
“We’ll look at any complaints made about Russell Brand’s conduct during his time, what was known at the time, what was done – so full transparency, we’re digging into anything that we’ve got there,” he added. “I’m hoping for an initial report in weeks, not months. So this is not something we want to take too long [over], but we do want to get to the facts.”
Brand presented shows on BBC Radio 6 Music and Radio 2 between 2006 and 2008 before he was sacked...
Addressing the allegations in an all-staff Q&a this afternoon, Davie said Peter Johnston, Director of Editorial Complaints and Reviews, will oversee the report.
“We’ll look at any complaints made about Russell Brand’s conduct during his time, what was known at the time, what was done – so full transparency, we’re digging into anything that we’ve got there,” he added. “I’m hoping for an initial report in weeks, not months. So this is not something we want to take too long [over], but we do want to get to the facts.”
Brand presented shows on BBC Radio 6 Music and Radio 2 between 2006 and 2008 before he was sacked...
- 9/19/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Director General Tim Davie has blamed personal error rather than swingeing cuts to its news team for last month’s heavily-criticized Alan Dershowitz interview, which came immediately after the guilty Ghislaine Maxwell verdict.
Questioned by a UK House of Lords Committee on what was to blame, Davie put the mistake down to a lack of due diligence carried out by the show’s planner and poor research, after the BBC failed to mention that Dershowitz has been accused of historic sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre has previously sued Dershowitz for defamation, which he subsequently counter-sued.
Dershowitz, who has also represented Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump, used the interview to congratulate the prosecution in the Maxwell case for not calling Giuffre as a witness and, following a major backlash, the BBC had said it was looking into “how [the mistake] had happened” within hours.
Davie rejected the notion that the error,...
Questioned by a UK House of Lords Committee on what was to blame, Davie put the mistake down to a lack of due diligence carried out by the show’s planner and poor research, after the BBC failed to mention that Dershowitz has been accused of historic sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre has previously sued Dershowitz for defamation, which he subsequently counter-sued.
Dershowitz, who has also represented Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump, used the interview to congratulate the prosecution in the Maxwell case for not calling Giuffre as a witness and, following a major backlash, the BBC had said it was looking into “how [the mistake] had happened” within hours.
Davie rejected the notion that the error,...
- 1/11/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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