Six women make new allegations against Russell Brand

Six women have made new allegations of sexual misconduct or predatory behaviour against Russell Brand, according to an investigation reported after he began serving a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault convictions. The allegations are claims and have not been established by the reports as findings of a court.

Among the accounts, one woman said Brand continued having sex with her after she asked him to stop, then apologised. Another woman said he ignored her requests to stop during sex in 2007. The investigation reported that half of the six women said Brand targeted them at his live shows.

The reports said the allegations could not be published until Brand’s criminal trial had concluded, to avoid prejudicing the proceedings. They said his legal team did not respond to the allegations by an agreed deadline. Brand has previously denied nonconsensual conduct and said his relationships were consensual. The reports did not include a response from his legal team to the new allegations.

The other accounts described alleged encounters at different events and venues. A woman said she met Brand after a performance at The Chapel in San Francisco in 2013, where...