•EmilyDuganBroadcastershavelaunchedurgentinvestigationsintothepastconductofRussellBrandwhiletheMetropol-itanpoliceappealedforanypotentialvictimstocomeforwardafterthecomedianwasaccusedofrape,sex-ualassaultandemotionalabuse.TheBBCsaiditis“urgentlylookingintotheissuesraised”bytheallega-tionsthatBrandharmedfourwomen,includingclaimsthatherapedawomaninLosAngelesandsexu-allyassaulteda16-year-oldBritishschoolgirl.Channel4hasalsopulledallofBrand’scontentfromitsstream-ingservicewhileitinvestigates.TheclaimswerepublishedintheSundayTimesafterayears-longinvestigation,alongsideChannel4’sDispatches.Theyrelatetotheyears2006-13whentheself-confessedsexaddictwasatthehe...