Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
185
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Russell Brand's defence barrister has referred himself to the regulator after reports that he confronted a Sunday Times journalist who was involved in a media investigation into Brand in 2023.
asserted
who → publish → 2023
In a Times and Sunday Times podcast on Thursday, Rosamund Urwin said she introduced herself to Ian Winter KC outside court after verdicts were delivered.
asserted
verdicts → say → court
She claimed he responded with a "snarl" and said "I hope you're pleased with yourself".
asserted
you → claim → yourself
"Apparently I said, but I can't actually remember this but I've read it in reporting, 'I am pleased that justice has been done'", Urwin added.
asserted
Urwin → say → reporting
In a statement, Winter said the "ways matters have been characterised" in the media meant they should be "subject to proper scrutiny".
asserted
they → say → scrutiny
The journalist claimed that Winter also said to her "well it wasn't you" and swore at her.
asserted
it → claim → her
On Friday, Winter said he considered his professional duty required him to self-report the allegations to the Bar Standards Board.
asserted
duty → say → Board
The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers in England and Wales in the public interest.
asserted
Board → regulate → interest
In a statement, Winter said: "Having seen the ways matters have been characterised in today's press I consider my professional duty requires me to self-report those allegations to the Bar Standards Board, so the matter can be subject to proper scrutiny.
asserted
matter → say → scrutiny
I have made such a report."
asserted
I → make → report
Four women variously accused Brand of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse in a joint investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches and the Times and Sunday Times in September 2023.
asserted
women → accuse → September
The actor and comedian denied the allegations.
asserted
actor → deny → allegations
None of the women who featured in the media investigation were the complainants from Brand's criminal trial.
asserted
who → feature → trial
During a pre-trial hearing in October, Brand tried unsuccessfully to have his criminal case thrown out.
asserted
case → try → October
His lawyers argued that the actor and entertainer could not receive a fair trial because of the publicity following the Channel 4 Dispatches, Sunday Times and Times programme.
uncertain
actor → argue → programme
Prosecutors opposed Brand's application to have his case stopped.
asserted
case → oppose → application
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