Johnny’s Accusations at the BBC…Allegations of sexual assault by popular British comedian stirs up a wave of accusations by “four women, including a 16-year-old at the time”.
In Japan, the issue of sexual assault by Janney Kitagawa is being discussed, but the issue of sexual assault against minors is also emerging in the United Kingdom, the home of the BBC, which produced the program that accused Janney Kitagawa of sexual assault.
Russell Brand, a popular British comedian, host, and actor, has been accused of sexual assault and psychological abuse by four women, including one who was 16 years old at the time. The story has caused a stir, reported by British and U.S. media.
The four women allege that Brando sexually assaulted them between ’06 and ’13, when he was a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 in the UK and also appeared in Hollywood movies. Various other accusations against Brando have also been made, according to the report.
Alice (a pseudonym), who filed a sexual assault accusation with the Sunday Times, claimed that Brando approached her when she went clothes shopping in London when she was 16 years old, and that she was dominated and mentally abused by him for about three months. Brando was 31 years old at the time.
In response to an interview, she said
“He took my shopping bag, looked at what I had bought, criticized it, took out one dress and said, ‘You’re going to wear this on your date this week.
She revealed that she was told that she was going to wear it on her date this week.
When Alice went on her first date with Brando, she wore a red dress and makeup, but
I never looked like a grown woman. I was just a kid dressed up for dinner.”
When Brando forced her to perform oral sex on him, Alice told him that she was only 16 years old, a student, and had never had sex before, but Brando was unmoved and obsessed with her virginity.
Ms. Alice even punched Brand in the abdomen in an attempt to stop him from sexually assaulting her. She also claimed that Brand’s manager knew about their relationship and suggested that the manager was hiding Ms. Alice from the public eye.
Yet another woman,
“He grabbed my underwear and pulled me to the side. I said, ‘Get away from me,’ but he wouldn’t leave. He held me against the wall and pushed himself inside me.”
She revealed that she had been raped.
One of the female victims said that she had never discussed the incident in public before because Brando seemed like an “untouchable actor.
Brando became popular as a comedian and was known as a host of BBC Radio and “Big Brother’s Big Mouth” on Channel 4 in the UK, and hosted the MTV Music Awards in ’08 and ’09.
As an actor, he has also appeared in numerous Hollywood films, including “The Tempest” (’10), “Mr. Arthur” (’11), and “The Nile Murders” (’22).
In her personal life, she married American singer Katy Perry in ’10, but they divorced in ’12. One of the rape allegations happened at Brando’s Los Angeles home about five months after his divorce from Perry was finalized.
Brand denied the victim’s claims on his Instagram.
I received two extremely disturbing letters, or letters and emails, one from a mainstream media television company and the other from a newspaper, listing a litany of terrible attacks.”
and blamed the media, saying that he had a “turbulent past,” but that all relationships
“It was absolutely always consensual,” he said.
He denied the allegations.
What was the truth? If the women’s accusations are true, this is a serious sex crime that could lead to charges of sexual assault, etc., and the course of events, as well as the actions of the investigative authorities, will be closely watched.
Text: Ryo Sakamoto (Writer, former head of the Culture and Society Department of Tokyo Sports Newspaper)
Writes articles on entertainment, movies, Hollywood information, etc., including the web magazine "PlusαToday. Member of the Japan Film Pen Club.
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