Russell Brand would have exposed himself to BBC staff, complaint inquiry

The results of a survey on Russell brandThe BBC conducting was published, the British Broadcasting Network apologizing to the staff who were afraid of talking about the behavior of the star.

In the report, published by the BBC on Thursday, January 30, Peter JohnstonThe director of the broadcaster of editorial complaints and criticisms, revealed that there had been eight complaints concerning the misconduct of Brand during his period as a radio presenter on radio stations 2 and 6 music from 2006 to 2008 – But only two were manufactured while working there.

The report revealed that the staff felt “unable to raise” concerns due to the power of the Brand stars. “The culture of the time undoubtedly influenced what was acceptable / tolerated, but I found that a certain number of individuals had concerns about the behavior of Russell Brand that they felt unable to lift then “Noted Johnston. “Many interviewed people believed, wrongly or wrongly, that the Russell brand would always make its way and therefore they remained silent.”

Some of the reported behaviors included brand allegations, 49, urinating in cuts in the radio studio, throwing objects, having sex on the spot – on an occasion, with a winner of the competition – and exposed staff and visitors. An incident involving a woman, mentioned by alias Olivia, in which Brand would have followed her in the bathroom for a few moments before a show and showed her his penis, was “a fairly common notoriety” among the colleagues, suggests the report.

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“I heard that it was often” joking “, which is unacceptable to something so serious,” wrote Johnston.

The investigation also spoke to a woman, given the alias Alice, who said that she was in contact with Brand for about three months at the age of 16. She said the brand would send drivers, supplied by the BBC, to take it from her school to her home in northern London.

Johnston said: “If Russell Brand has convinced a taxi or a pre-reserved mini-cabin in his name by the BBC to make these trips, I find that it was probably done without the BBC staff who reserved his cars For him in advance and towards and for fixed locations. »»

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The report concludes: “What is clear is that many members of the BBC staff and freelancers, especially in more junior roles, have found Russell Brand demanding and difficult to work and its extreme behavior, but all thought it was useless to complain because they thought they would not be listened to and, on or wrong, that Russell Brand as a high -level presenter had the support of the management of the station. »»

The BBC accepted the responsibility of not dealing with some of the questions at the time. “It is also clear that there have been shortcomings of compliance on some of Russell Brand Radio 2 emissions which have led the broadcast content that would not be broadcast today,” they said. “Russell Brand left the BBC in 2008 following a high -level editorial violation. As was reported, there is an ongoing police investigation into the Russell brand. The BBC was in contact with the metropolitan police throughout the exam and saw the report. The BBC recognizes that the Russell brand categorically denies all public allegations made against it. »»

The BBC launched the investigation after, in 2023, several women accused the star of rape, sexual assault and emotional violence. Brand denied all the allegations and said that his relations were “always consensual”.

So far, Brand and its representatives have not commented on the BBC conclusions.