LIVE Russell Brand denies 'criminal claims' before mysterious Sends doc

Russell Brand has disputed what he called criminal claims in the run-up to the publication of a mysterious Dispatches documentary.

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Mr Brand refuted "serious allegations" made against him in a video posted on his YouTube channel and X (Twitter) profiles captioned "This is happening.

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"Mr Brand claimed he got a "extremely disturbing" letter and email from a major media

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TV firm and newspaper in which he was subjected to "a litany of extremely egregious" assaults.

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Mr Brand went on to deny the charges, claiming that it appeared to be a "coordinated attack.

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"Elon Musk, the owner of X, praised the UK star, appearing to condone Brand's attack on the mainstream media.

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"Of course," she says. They dislike competition," Musk responded.

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"I don't mind them using my books and my stand-up to talk about my promiscuous, consensual behavior in the past," Brand stated on his YouTube channel.

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Kevin Costner is said to have left 'Yellowstone' for this reason.

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