Katherine Ryan shares one-word response to Russell Brand allegations

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Russell Brand.Ryan’s previous comments about an unnamed sexual predator, believed to be about Brand, came to light last week after he was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse following an investigation by Channel 4, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Brand has strongly denied the allegations.Ryan has not yet addressed the allegations against Brand directly, but in a recent interview with Metro, the Canadian comedian spoke about the importance of consent amid public calls for her to address the claims.“If you came here for anything else, I should put you out of your misery now and let you know that I have nothing else to say about anything,” she said about the allegations.The comedian then went on to argue that he consent appears to be “totally unimportant” when it comes to her decision not to comment further.She continued: “Apart from, I guess, passing observation, when a woman says ‘No, I don’t want to engage in that conversation and I have no comment on that story.

No, I won’t be confirming or denying or participating about anything in the news right now’, her consent is not valid.“Why is my consent totally unimportant when we are speaking a lot in the press right now, speaking about the importance of consent?”She then added that the one-word response “No” should be enough to justify her not commenting further. “No is a full sentence, ladies, gentlemen.

No!”After the allegations against Brand emerged last week, previous comments made by Ryan began to circulate online. While appearing together on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle in 2018, Ryan reportedly accused Brand of predatory behaviour.Her allegations were not included in the final edit, and Brand was reportedly angry at being targeted.Ryan said last year.