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Second police force looks into Russell Brand sex offence allegations

A second British police force is looking into sexual offences allegedly committed by actor and comedian Russell Brand.
Thames Valley Police is taking a fresh look at harassment and stalking allegations previously made by a woman against Brand between 2018 and 2022.
The police force declined to name Brand — as is usual in the UK for people who have not been charged — but issued a statement when asked about the news reports.
Russell Brand speaks at an event in London.
Russell Brand is being investigated by Thames Valley Police following harassment and stalking claims. (Photo by Joel Ryan / Invision / AP)
“Thames Valley Police in the past two weeks, received new information in relation to harassment and stalking allegations dating back to 2018," it said.
"This information is being investigated; as such it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation.”
London's Metropolitan Police said last week it was examining “a number of allegations of sexual offences” relating to Brand following a television documentary and newspaper investigations.
Brand, 48, denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers.
The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16.
Another woman says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012.
The 48-year-old has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse and sexual misconduct by a number of women - claims he denies. (AP)
Brand was a major UK star in the early 2000s, hosting shows on radio and television and appearing in several Hollywood movies.
He was briefly married to pop star Katy Perry between 2010 and 2012.
Brand has largely disappeared from mainstream media but has built up a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories.
YouTube has said it will stop Brand from making money from the streaming site, where he has 6.6 million subscribers, due to the “serious allegations” against him.
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