Russell Brand has been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police over allegations of sexual offences, it has been reported today.
It comes after four women alleged in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches that the comedian and TV and radio presenter sexually assaulted them between 2006 and 2013.
The Metropolitan Police said a man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday, The Times first reported on Sunday.
“He was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation to three non-recent sexual offences. Inquiries continue.”
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The Met said it had received a “number of allegations of sexual offences” in London and elsewhere in the country since the joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
A total of five complaints have now been made directly to the broadcaster, one of which included “allegations of inappropriate conduct in the workplace, including urinating in bottles in a BBC studio”.
Brand worked on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music programmes from 2006 to 2008.
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Sky News has approached representatives for Brand for comment.