Concerns raised about behaviour when hosting Big Brother spinoffs were not properly escalated, says Banijay UK

Concerns about the behaviour of Russell Brand raised while he was working on several Channel 4 programmes were “not properly escalated or adequately addressed”, an investigation has found.

The comedian and actor turned wellness guru was accused of rape, assault and emotional abuse as part of a joint investigation by Dispatches, the Times and Sunday Times that was published last year. Brand has denied all accusations about his behaviour, which relate to when he was at the height of his fame between 2006 and 2013.