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Comedian Russell Brand's father has spoken out in defence of his son, as investigationS into alleged sexual assaults from 2003 until 2013 continue.
Ron Brand, 80, has defended his son as he slams the allegations against the star. Ron has labelled the "unproven allegations" as "a vendetta" against his son as he wrote out posts on social media. Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse at the height of his fame in an investigation by The Times and Channel 4's Dispatches.
Four women are alleged to have come forward with claims, with the incidents taking place between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame. A fifth victim has now stepped forward, alleging she was assaulted by Brand in 2003. In response to the allegations, Brand has denied all accusations and has said that his relationships have always been consensual.
Russell Brand's dad Ron (pictured right) has hit out at the allegations against his comedian sonRussell's dad Ron shared multiple posts on Facebook, starting by asking: "Is this seriously the most important thing happening in the World? Immigrants? Cost of Living? 10s of thousands killed in Ukraine? Who is Prioritising at BBC News? Who is really driving this Vendetta?"
In another post he continued as he said: "With many struggling to pay bills. The unproven accusations of 15 years ago take lead on BBC News?" He then added: "The Russell Brand Vendetta. Like a man who owns an orchard being accused of stealing an apple?"
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In response to the allegations raised by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4, Brand has denied all allegations and has said his relationships have all been consensual.
Russell Brand's dad Ron called out the 'unproven allegations' against his son as 'part of a vendetta' (Perry Smylee / Matrixpictures.co.uk)In a video released ahead of a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary airing on Saturday night (16 September), the comedian said: "I've received two extremely disturbing letters or a letter and an email. One from a mainstream media TV company, one from a newspaper listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks, as well as some pretty stupid stuff like community festival should be stopped, that I shouldn't be able to attack mainstream media narratives on this channel.
"But amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks, often very serious allegations that I absolutely refute. 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."
Brand continued: “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 am being transparent about it now as well. To see that transparency metastasised into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question: is there another agenda at play?”
If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999.