# BBC blasted for enabling ‘abhorrent’ Russell Brand

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bbc-blasted-for-enabling-abhorrent-russell-brand/
- Published: 2026-11-08T10:31:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T11:24:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2264303/russell-brand-behaviour-bbc-enabled-tory-mp
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Rebecca Paul wants the BBC to explain how it handled concerns about Brand.
- The BBC reviewed eight allegations from 2006 to 2008.
- Brand is due to be sentenced on Monday.

## Summary

Shadow Culture Secretary Rebecca Paul has called on the BBC to be open about how it handled concerns over Russell Brand, after he was convicted of rape and sexually assaulting three women. She said employers must investigate allegations and address any failings, and described his behaviour as unacceptable.

The BBC said its thoughts were with the women whose accounts led to the conviction and that abuse of power has no place in the industry. It said a January 2025 report examined eight misconduct allegations from Brand’s BBC employment between 2006 and 2008, and that it had apologised for the culture and failings at the time. Brand is due to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday; former Radio 2 and 6 Music controller Lesley Douglas has denied enabling or encouraging conduct she knew about.

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