Russell Brand is met by cheers at sold-out Wembley gig as he makes first appearance since being accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse – while telling fans 'there's some things I cannot talk about'
Russell Brand was met by cheering fans as he arrived at his sold-out Wembley gig hours after being accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.
Breaking cover this evening, Brand arrived at Wembley’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre almost an hour later that planned to perform his show Bipolarisation after getting ‘stuck in traffic’.
Wearing an open neck black shirt, the 48-year-old comedian brushed aside the allegations as he received a massive round of applause from his audience – with one woman holding a sign with the words ‘We stand by you Russell. Stay strong. Stay Free. We love you’ scribbled on it.
He said: ‘I love you. I love you. Thank you. There’s some things I cannot talk about and hopefully you appreciate that I’m gonna give you everything I’ve got.’
A man who looks like Brand walked past the stage minutes after the gig started, with Brand joking the man looked like a body double, quipping: ‘That might come in handy.’
Tonight’s show comes after four women alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame, working for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 as well as starring in Hollywood films.
Brand vehemently denies the allegations and in a video posted online on Friday, stated all of his relationships have been consensual, before accusing the media of a ‘co-ordinated attack’.
In the clip, the 48-year-old claimed he was facing a ‘litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks’.
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