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The BBC told staff as part of the examination in behavior Russell Brand During your time with broadcast.
Internal examination was ordered after the joint investigation by TheTime, Weekly time and channel 4 Dispatch Discovered in September 2023. that four women accused him of sexual attacks between 2006. and 2013. Years.
Published on Thursday, the BBC investigation found a number of people who are unable to raise “the presentation concerns and believes” Russell brand would always manage and that is how they were silent. “
The actor and comedian, 49, deny charges and earlier said that all his sexual relations were “absolutely always consensus.”
The BBC Appeals Director Peter Johnston said on Thursday that he investigated eight Appeal About the brand, with only one of those formally made on the BBC.
He said, “I am grateful to those who showed up to talk to me and my team and apologize in the name of the BBC to those who are more direct what I documented here.
“The culture of time undoubtedly influenced what was acceptable / tolerated, but I found that numerous individuals had concerns about Russell’s brand behavior that felt incapable.
“Many respondents believed, rightly or wrong, for the Russell brand to get his way and that’s why the others are quiet (and I am noting my finding above that one appeal was made in 2007. It was not effective when it was done).
“The processes for raising any doubts were also not as developed as they are now.
“In the intervention years, the BBC has introduced other mechanisms and routes for staff to raise concerns.”
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In response to the report, the BBC said: “An inspection was considered eight complaints about the misconduct on Russell Brand, of which only two were made while the BBC has engaged, one formal and one formal.
“It is very worrying that some of these individuals felt incapable concerns about Russell Brand behavior, and the BBC apologized to them as part of this review.”
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