Blitz Bureau
British actor-comedian Russell Brand is being sued over sexual abuse allegations in the first known lawsuit brought against him in Britain. Several women accused him of sexual assaults and inappropriate behaviour, according to Reuters Brand, 49, was sued at London’s High Court on February 6, according to court records. No further details of the lawsuit are available.
The claimant’s lawyers declined to comment. Representatives for Brand did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Brand, who has separately been sued in the United States, has previously stated that he had never had non-consensual sex.