Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
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The 44-year-old said the incident happened when she was 22, describing the experience as “overwhelming” and saying it took considerable effort to get Brand to stop.
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Brand → say → effort
Speaking on the Novara Live podcast, Long recalled: “I actually had an experience with Russell Brand… where backstage he would bite my face and I would tell him I didn’t like it and he would chase me around.
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he → speak → me
“I would like giggle because I was 22 and it was overwhelming.
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it → like → ?
But I remember I had to be very… it took a lot for him to stop.
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him → remember → lot
“And it’s funny now to reckon with that and to be like, ‘Oh, that was a physical assault, wasn’t it?’”
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it → ’ → that
Long went on to criticise what she described as a “toxic” culture within comedy, issuing a warning to others she believes have behaved inappropriately.
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she → go → others
“Let’s look forward to the next ten years,” she said.
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she → look → years
“And also please let me say this very clearly, all other misogynists in comedy, we are coming for you and I hope you never sleep again.”
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you → let → you
Long is the latest comedian to speak publicly about Brand following his conviction for rape and sexual assault.
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Long → speak → rape
Ryan has also spoken about confronting an unnamed individual she considered a predator while working in television, claiming his behaviour was an “open secret” within the industry.
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behaviour → speak → industry
She has previously discussed the subject in an interview with Louis Theroux.
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She → discuss → Theroux
Meanwhile, resurfaced footage of the late comedian Sean Lock criticising Brand on Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats in 2014 has attracted renewed attention.
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comedian → resurface → attention
Television presenter Vanessa Feltz has also revisited an uncomfortable exchange with Brand on his former chat show, 1 Leicester Square, in 2006.
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Feltz → revisit → 2006
During the appearance, Brand asked whether he could have sex with Feltz's two daughters.
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he → ask → daughters
She firmly replied: “No you may not.”
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you → reply → ?
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He continued: “Come on, some of them are adults.”
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some → read → them
Recalling the exchange, Feltz said she had initially found Brand entertaining but later felt there was something “extremely chilling” about him.
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Brand → recall → him
Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison at Southwark Crown Court after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four women.
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Brand → sentence → women
He was acquitted of two further rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
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He → acquit → assault
Brand denied all the charges.
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Brand → deny → charges
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