Russell Under Fire

MORE WOMEN COME FORWARD AFTER A BLISTERING REPORT ALLEGES THAT THE BRITISH COMEDIAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED MULTIPLE WOMEN. ARE CRIMINAL CHARGES NEXT?

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RUSSELL BRAND tried to get ahead of it. Before the Sept. 15 release of a damning report in which multiple women accused the 48-year-old of rape, sexual assault and abuse, the comedian posted a video to social media denying what he termed “very serious criminal allegations.” After insinuating that the investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times of London and Channel 4’s Dispatches was a smear campaign against him, the Get Him to the Greek star stated that at the time of the alleged attacks, between 2006 and 2013, he was “very, very promiscuous” and declared that the relationships in question were “absolutely always consensual.”

Things went from bad to worse. In the days following the shocking report, more women came forward with horrific accusations. Meanwhile, news outlets unearthed a slew of clips of the Brit engaging in wildly inappropriate behavior. After performing for a sold-out crowd, the dad of two, currently wed to Laura Gallacher, eventually postponed his comedy tour, while his publisher, agency and YouTube dropped him and politicians are calling for police to investigate. “Russell is panicked and going through total hell right now,” an insider tells