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No reports about Russell Brand were made to Channel 4 bosses during his time there

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Channel 4 bosses say they have not found any evidence to suggest complaints about Russell Brand were reported to management during his time working for the broadcaster.The chief executive of the channel said they had “carried out extensive document searches and thus far have found no evidence to suggest the alleged incidents” about Brand were reported.The comedian turned wellness guru, 48, has been accused of rape, emotional abuse and sexual assault.Channel 4 has launched an investigation into his time at the channel after he was accused of pursuing audience members for sex while presenting the broadcaster’s Big Brother spin-off shows EFourum and Big Brother’s Big Mouth.Brand has strongly denied the allegations and in a video posted online on Friday, he said he has been “promiscuous” but that all of his relationships have been “consensual”.Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman Dame Caroline Dinenage wrote to broadcasters on Tuesday, including Channel 4, to request further details on what actions they are taking in response to the allegations.Dame Caroline asked for the broadcaster to set out the time for completion of the investigation and urged it to “disclose” the information that can be made public.In a letter to the commons committee on Monday, and published on Tuesday online, Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon said: “Since becoming aware of some of the allegations, just over a week ago, we have carried out extensive document searches and thus far have found no evidence to suggest the alleged incidents were brought to the attention of Channel 4 management at the time.“We will continue to look at this issue and will forensically examine any further information, including the accounts of those affected.”A

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