A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her in 2008 and then laughing about the incident minutes later on his BBC Radio 2 show. The woman, identified as Olivia, said the encounter occurred in a bathroom at a media company in Los Angeles where she worked in the same building as the BBC.
According to Olivia, Brand entered the bathroom while she was squatting to look through a medicine cabinet. She turned to find him close behind, and he made comments including 'I think you're a bit of alright' and 'I'm gonna fuck you'. She said he then pulled out his penis and 'served it to me as you would be serving someone some food'. She felt trapped and did not know how to react.
Olivia said Brand left after a member of his team called for him. She later texted a BBC employee about the incident, who told her Brand was discussing it in the studio. The episode, broadcast on 21 June 2008, features co-presenter Matt Morgan saying: 'It's been 25 minutes since he showed his willy to a lady.' Brand can be heard laughing.
Olivia never made a formal complaint. The BBC was informed of the incident in 2019 but took no formal action. In a statement, the BBC said it was sorry to hear the allegations and would investigate them as part of a review into Brand's time at the BBC. Morgan said he was 'not aware until now of the nature of this encounter'.
Brand, 48, has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct, including those from four other women who have accused him of sexual assaults and rape between 2006 and 2013. He maintains his relationships were 'always consensual'.
