Russell Brand’s upcoming stand-up tour dates have been postponed following allegations that heraped, sexually assaulted and abused multiple women.
The comedian, 48, had been scheduled to performthree stand-up showsin the U.K. over the next two weeks as part of hisBipolarisationtour.
Though three upcoming dates have since been postponed, theRock of Agesstar did go ahead with his scheduled performance at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in London on Saturday night. Brand was photographed leaving the venue after the gig and getting into a car, with his eyes hidden behind a pair of sunglasses.
Russell Brand leaves the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in London on Sept. 16.James Manning/PA Images via Getty
James Manning/PA Images via Getty
During his show, where he received a standing ovation, he thanked the audience of about 2,000 people for coming and said there were certain topics he could not discuss that night,BBC Newsreported.
“I really appreciate your support, I love you, and I want to do a fantastic show for you,” he told the crowd, per the outlet. “I’ve got a lot of things to talk to you about. There are obviously some things that I absolutely cannot talk about, and I appreciate that you will understand.”
The incidents allegedly took place between 2006 and 2013 when Brand was working as a film actor and a presenter for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4.
Brand vehementlydenied the allegationsin a video posted onsocial mediaon Friday.
Russell Brand attends the Fire and Ice Ball in December 2019.MelMedia/Getty
MelMedia/Getty
On Monday, Brand was hit withnew allegations, asThe Timesreported that “several women” had contacted the newspaper since it published its investigation on the actor.
On Monday, Scotland Yard told PEOPLE that London’s Metropolitan Police is “aware of media reporting of a series of allegations of sexual assault.”
“At this time, we have not received any reports in relation to this,” Scotland Yard’s statement added. “We spoke withThe Sunday Timeson Saturday, 16 September. We will be making further approaches to theSunday Timesand Channel 4 to ensure that any victims of crime who they have spoken with are aware of how they may report any criminal allegations to police.”
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Brand said in his video Friday that he “absolutely refutes” the claims made against him.
He also addressed the timeframe of the women’s allegations, saying that all of the relationships were “consensual.”
“These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies. And as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual.”
“I was always transparent about that then — almost too transparent. And I’m being transparent about it now as well. And to see that transparency metastasized into something criminal, that I absolutely deny,” he added.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
