Russell Brand says he's 'extremely moved' by help of followers after sexual abuse allegations

Russell Brand has mentioned he's "incredibly moved" by the "ongoing support" of his followers - following sexual abuse allegations in opposition to him.

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In his newest publish on video platform Rumble, he mentioned: "Thank you for joining us, I can hardly express my gratitude towards you sufficiently, and thank you for the ongoing support, all of you, I'm incredibly, incredibly moved by it."

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Brand additionally urged folks to subscribe to his channel at a time "where your support becomes absolutely essential".

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It comes after 4 ladies made allegations of rape, sexual assault and abuse against the star between 2006 and 2013 as a part of an investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches.

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Another girl, chatting with Sky News, alleged Brand "ripped holes" in her tights and "refused to call her a taxi until she performed a sex act".

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The Metropolitan Police says it has begun an investigation after receiving a number of sexual offence claims referring to London and elsewhere within the UK following media experiences concerning the comic.

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The 48-year-old denies all the allegations against him.

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The Rumble video is the second Brand has recorded this week and appears to be a return to his typical nightly routine of livestreams on the platform, on which he has greater than 1.4m followers.

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During his video on Monday, he accused the government of trying to "bypass" the judicial system after his YouTube channel was demonetised within the wake of the allegations in opposition to him.

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The comic additionally accused the "legacy media" of being in "lockstep" with one another to "support a state agenda" and "silence independent media voices".

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Ahead of the publication of the claims, he launched a video on the platform by which he preemptively addressed the allegations and mentioned all of his relationships have been consensual.

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On Friday, he launched a second clip on Rumble by which he claimed the British authorities had "asked big tech platforms to censor our online content".

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YouTube, owned by Google, demonetised Brand's channel within the wake of the allegations in opposition to him.

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However, Rumble, a video web site widespread with some conservatives and far-right teams, has not demonetised Brand.

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Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the House of Commons media committee, wrote to Rumble to ask if it will be stopping Brand from incomes promoting income on the platform.

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In her letter to Rumble's founder and chief government Chris Pavlovski, Dame Dinenage wrote: "We would be grateful if you could confirm whether Mr Brand is able to monetise his content, including his videos relating to the serious accusations against him.

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"If so, we want to know whether or not Rumble intends to hitch YouTube in suspending Mr Brand's potential to earn cash on the platform.

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"We would also like to know what Rumble is doing to ensure that creators are not able to use the platform to undermine the welfare of victims of inappropriate and potentially illegal behaviour."

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'Deeply inappropriate'

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In a press release, the location refused to demonetise Brand's channel and described the letter as "deeply inappropriate and dangerous".

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"While Rumble obviously deplores sexual assault, rape, and all serious crimes, and believes that both alleged victims and the accused are entitled to a full and serious investigation, it is vital to note that recent allegations against Russell Brand have nothing to do with the content on Rumble's platform," the platform mentioned in a press release.

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"We regard it as deeply inappropriate and dangerous that the UK parliament would attempt to control who is allowed to speak on our platform or to earn a living from doing so.

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"Singling out a person and demanding his ban is much more disturbing, given the absence of any connection between the allegations and his content material on Rumble.

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"Although it may be politically and socially easier for Rumble to join a cancel culture mob, doing so would be a violation of our company's values and mission.

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"We emphatically reject the UK parliament's calls for."

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Police obtain 'variety of claims'

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On Monday, the Metropolitan Police mentioned quite a few sexual offence claims referring to London and elsewhere within the UK following media experiences about Brand.

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The London pressure mentioned the allegations have been all non-recent.

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An announcement mentioned: "Following an investigation by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Sunday Times, the Met has received a number of allegations of sexual offences in London.

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"We have additionally obtained quite a few allegations of sexual offences dedicated elsewhere within the nation and can examine these."

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There have been no arrests and enquiries proceed.

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