Russell Brand Accused Of ‘Rape, Sexual Assaults & Emotional Abuse’ By Multiple Women After Pre-Emptive Denial

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Hours after Russell Brand issued a blanket denial of “very, very serious criminal allegations” that he claimed were about to surface, the Sunday Times is reporting that several women are accusing the British comedian of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.” As the Times reports, its joint investigation with Channel 4’s “Dispatches” (which will air a 90-minute documentary focusing on the allegations on Saturday night in the U.K.) details the blockbuster allegations. “Five women, four of whom asked to remain anonymous, agreed to share their stories of serious sexual allegations in the program,” a “Dispatches” rep told the Times. READ MORE: Russell Brand Denies ‘Very, Very Serious Criminal Allegations’ About His ‘Promiscuous’ Past According to Times, Brand is being accused of sexual assault by four women, during a time period ranging from 2006 until 2013; Brand was married to pop superstar Katy Perry from 2010 until 2012.

One alleged victim claimed that she was just 16 when Brand — then in his 30s — sexually assaulted her during what she described as an “emotionally and sexually abusive” relationship lasting three months.

Another accuser alleged that Brand raped her in his Los Angeles home in 2012, while a third, who was working with him in Los Angeles at the time, claims that he sexually assaulted her at his home in 2013, and threatened to sue if she ever went public. READ MORE: Russell Brand Says He Married Katy Perry During A ‘Chaotic’ Time In His Life But ‘Some Aspects Were Amazing’ In addition, a 24-year-old runner claimed Brand “flashed his penis” when she entered his dressing room, and “insinuated that she could give him oral sex.” Meanwhile, Brand’s former personal assistant, Helen Berger, told the Ti