- Summary of Sunday Papers
- The Sunday Times
- Sunday Telegraph
- The full low down of the accusations against Russel Brand
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Most of Sunday’s newspapers lead on the explosive allegations against comedian Russell Brand, including rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. The comedian, came out on social media and denied all the allegations against, as a witch-hunt.
The allegations were made in a joint investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches and relate to a seven-year period at the height of his fame.
Having denied the allegations he went on to say his relationships have been “always consensual”.
Russell Brand allegations
The Sunday Times – part of the investigation team – headlines the story as “Russell Brand, the ‘sex predator’ who hid in plain sight.”
The Telegraph reports on the allegations whilst noting Brand was greeted with a standing ovation when he stepped on stage at Wembley Park Theatre on Saturday evening. He told the audience “there are a lot of things I want to talk about, I can’t talk about.”
“Brand accused of rape and sex assaults,” says the Sunday Mirror – the front page reports on the allegation that he sent a taxi to pick up a 16-year-old girl from school for sex.
The Mail on Sunday also reports on the allegations, saying Brand has been accused of rape and “grooming” a 16-year-old. It reports that he “brazenly” took the stage at his show on Saturday evening.
“Russell Brand raped me,” says the Sun on Sunday. “Brand denies rape and sex assault claims,” says the Sunday Express. Whilst the Sunday People uses the headline: “Brand accused of rape,” and uses a screenshot from his YouTube denial video.