Russell Brand breaks silence after sex abuse claims & moans about ‘distressing week’ as he begs for cash

RUSSELL Brand has broken his silence after sex abuse claims and moaned about his “distressing week” as he begs for cash.

The comedian, 48, has found himself at the centre of a scandal this past week after multiple women accused him of a string of attacks which are said to have happened during his height of fame.

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The shocking claims of multiple attacks, which include rape, are said to have spanned from 2003 to 2013.

Brand has vigorously denied earlier allegations of such wrongdoing.

And he has tonight taken to Instagram and spoken out for the first time since.

In a video to his 3.8m followers, he said: “Hello there you awakening wonders, obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information you’ve been presented with.

“By now, you’re probably aware that the British government have asked big tech platforms to censor our online content.

“Some online platforms, have complied with that request.

“What you may not know is that this happens in the context of the Online Saftey Bill – this is UK legislation that grants sweeping surveillance and censorship powers and is a law that has already been passed.

“I also don’t imagine that you’ve heard of the trusted news initiative and now, as often is the case when a word like trusted is used as part of an acronym to describe an unelected body, trust is the last thing you should be offering.

“The trusted news initiative is a collaboration between big tech and legacy media organisations to target, patrol, choke and shut down independent media organisations.”

It comes just hours after a woman told SkyNews that he allegedly ripped a hole through her tights in a cab and wouldn’t let her leave until she performed “sex acts”.

On Thursday another woman told the BBC that Brand allegedly exposed himself to her in a Los Angeles office.

She claimed her told her “I’m gonna f*** you” before laughing about it on his BBC Radio 2 show moments later.

Brand was first accused over the weekend when five women came forward with allegation between 2006 and 2013.

Another woman came forward to The Sun on Tuesday and alleged Brand stalked her down the street demanding sex.

Brand is also currently being investigated by the Met Police after a woman contacted them on Sunday alleging she was sexually assaulted by him in London in 2003.

YouTube suspended Brand’s channel from making money this week following the allegations.

Experts say he was likely getting £4,000 per video – which could see him rake in around £1million a year.

Brand still had adverts from companies including Currys and Masterclass running on Monday.

However, taxi app FreeNow said it had requested that its adverts no longer appear on the star’s channel.

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RUSSELL Brand has broken his silence after sex abuse claims and moaned about his “distressing week” as he begs for cash.

The comedian, 48, has found himself at the centre of a scandal this past week after multiple women accused him of a string of attacks which are said to have happened during his height of fame.

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The shocking claims of multiple attacks, which include rape, are said to have spanned from 2003 to 2013.

Brand has vigorously denied earlier allegations of such wrongdoing.

And he has tonight taken to Instagram and spoken out for the first time since.

In a video to his 3.8m followers, he said: “Hello there you awakening wonders, obviously, it’s been an extraordinary and distressing week and I thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information you’ve been presented with.

“By now, you’re probably aware that the British government have asked big tech platforms to censor our online content.

“Some online platforms, have complied with that request.

“What you may not know is that this happens in the context of the Online Saftey Bill – this is UK legislation that grants sweeping surveillance and censorship powers and is a law that has already been passed.

“I also don’t imagine that you’ve heard of the trusted news initiative and now, as often is the case when a word like trusted is used as part of an acronym to describe an unelected body, trust is the last thing you should be offering.

“The trusted news initiative is a collaboration between big tech and legacy media organisations to target, patrol, choke and shut down independent media organisations.”

It comes just hours after a woman told SkyNews that he allegedly ripped a hole through her tights in a cab and wouldn’t let her leave until she performed “sex acts”.

On Thursday another woman told the BBC that Brand allegedly exposed himself to her in a Los Angeles office.

She claimed her told her “I’m gonna f*** you” before laughing about it on his BBC Radio 2 show moments later.

Brand was first accused over the weekend when five women came forward with allegation between 2006 and 2013.

Another woman came forward to The Sun on Tuesday and alleged Brand stalked her down the street demanding sex.

Brand is also currently being investigated by the Met Police after a woman contacted them on Sunday alleging she was sexually assaulted by him in London in 2003.

YouTube suspended Brand’s channel from making money this week following the allegations.

Experts say he was likely getting £4,000 per video – which could see him rake in around £1million a year.

Brand still had adverts from companies including Currys and Masterclass running on Monday.

However, taxi app FreeNow said it had requested that its adverts no longer appear on the star’s channel.

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