Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse in a Sunday Times and Dispatches investigation - allegations he denies.

Four ladies have made allegations of sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013 whereas he was on the peak of his fame, in accordance with the newspaper.

The Sunday Times reviews that others have made a spread of accusations about Brand's controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour.

In an in a single day video put out on YouTube Brand denied "very serious criminal allegations" that he claims could be made towards him by a newspaper and TV firm.

In a video posted on YouTube and X, previously generally known as Twitter, titled "So, This is Happening", the comic denied the allegations that he described as "a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks".