Iconoclast comedian and social commentator Russell Brand has been charged with rape and sexual assault in the U.K.
Officials in London have charged Brand with assaults on four women between 1999 and 2005, Variety reports.
The London Police also say that Brand has been interviewed several times since the Sunday Times published an expose on the claims lodged against him.
Brand has denied all the accusations.
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“The women who have made reports continue to receive support from specially trained officers,” said Metropolitan Police detective superintendent Andy Furphy. “The Met’s investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police.”
Brand is set to appear in London’s Westminster Magistrates’
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