# Nandy says media still fails to protect women reporting abuse

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russell-brand-style-sex-attacks-still-rife-in-the-media-says-culture-secretary-nandy-as-she-tells-industry-to-do-more-to-tackle-celeb-rapists/
- Published: 2026-11-08T13:42:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T20:03:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16275799/Russell-Brand-sex-attacks-rife-media-Culture-Secretary-Nandy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Fashion, World

## Key points

- Nandy says media workplaces still fail women who report abuse.
- Brand was convicted of rape and three sexual assaults.
- Police are investigating two further rape allegations.

## Summary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the media industry still fails to protect women who report abuse, despite a series of high-profile cases. Her criticism followed Russell Brand’s conviction and renewed debate about how entertainment organisations and public figures handle abuse allegations.

Nandy said major power imbalances, short-term contracts and reliance on professional connections can make speaking out costly for women in media and politics. A jury at Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, while clearing him of two further rape charges and one attempted indecent assault allegation. Police investigations into two other rape allegations against him are continuing.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Nandy says media still fails to protect women reporting abuse](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16275799/Russell-Brand-sex-attacks-rife-media-Culture-Secretary-Nandy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Guardian: Women in media alleging abuse too often not protected, Lisa Nandy says](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/nov/08/women-abuse-media-industry-lisa-nandy-russell-brand)

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