{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6505a99bc7bc5300115b9809?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Russell Brand accused of rape","description":"<p><em>This episode contains detailed allegations of rape and sexual assault.&nbsp;</em></p><p>Following an exclusive investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches we hear how the comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse. </p><p>Journalists Rosamund Urwin and Charlotte Wace reveal the harrowing stories of two of Brand’s alleged victims.&nbsp;</p><p>Russell Brand strongly denies all the allegations.&nbsp;</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.</em></p><p><em>If you have any information you want to share, you can get in touch with the team behind this investigation by emailing </em><a href=\"mailto:investigations@news.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>investigations@news.co.uk</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong> Rosamund Urwin, Media Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p>Charlotte Wace, News Reporter, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Articles:</strong> Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6&nbsp;</p><p>Comic, film star, YouTube guru: Russell Brand’s many lives - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-youtube-guru-wife-girlfriends-wealth-lrv8r36pn</p><p>How The Times and The Sunday Times investigated Russell Brand - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-investigation-sunday-times-video-watch-latest-news-x33ss0kmk</p><p><strong>Video:</strong> You can watch our investigation on The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqfCzB1BOlM</p><p><strong>Clips</strong>: BBC, Channel 4, Universal Pictures UK, ITV News, ITV, Endemol, Russell Brand YouTube Channel, CBS.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Helplines:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Rape Crisis England &amp; Wales </strong>offers confidential support and information to women in England and Wales who have survived any form of sexual violence, no matter how long ago.&nbsp;</p><p>Phone: 0808 802 9999&nbsp;</p><p>https://rapecrisis.org.uk/</p><p><strong>Rape Crisis Scotland </strong>provides confidential support for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. They can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres.</p><p>Phone: 0808 801 03 02&nbsp;</p><p>http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/</p><p><strong>Rape Crisis Network Ireland </strong>supports anyone in Northern Ireland affected by rape and sexual violence</p><p>http://www.rcni.ie</p><p><strong>Samaritans</strong> is available for anyone struggling to cope and provides a safe place to talk 24 hours a day: https://www.samaritans.org</p><p>Phone: 116 123</p><p>Email: jo@samaritans.org</p>","author_name":"The Times"}