"[On Russell Brand and the allegations of sexual abuse made against him] And beyond this, the enabling. It seems clear that senior TV executives and many others knew of his reputation – you only had to have ears to know: his harassment of a BBC newsreader was broadcast live on air – and yet, no one ever stopped him. He had multiple chances. People – men, mostly – ask how this can be happening again. Operation YewTree, #MeToo: why isn't it time up, they ask? I share the weariness, though really, they've no idea: like most women, I've had decades of sexual harassment, of being talked over, and belittled, and patronised. But there's so much hypocrisy in play here; the same men won't listen – not properly – to women's concerns about their safety. Male indignation on this is extremely selective, and extremely limited. Dispatches found only one male comedian to talk about Brand and the way women on the comedy circuit have long warned each other about him: Daniel Sloss. (A hero to me now – and shame on any others who were approached and declined to speak.)"
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An episode of Dispatches (Channel 4), "Russell Brand: In Plain Sight", was broadcast on 16 September 2023. Brand denies all of the allegations.
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Rachel Cooke (7 July 1969 – 14 November 2025) was a British journalist and writer. Cooke began her career as a reporter for The Sunday Times becoming a regular contributor to The Observer newspaper and the New Statesman (as their television critic).
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