The British comedian vehemently denied any wrongdoing and pre-empted the publication of the allegations, posting a video on Friday evening in which he said that although he has lived a "promiscuous" life, all of his sexual interactions were consensual.

Brand went on to suggest that the publication of the allegations  — stemming from between 2006 and 2013 — may have been politically motivated, asserting that there is a "serious and concerted agenda to control" independent media personalities in order to silence voices critical of mainstream liberal narratives.

The investigation, part of which was published on Saturday by The Sunday Times, claimed that four women have come forward with complaints of rape, sexual assault, as well as controlling and abusive behaviour from when he served as a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and the left-leaning publicly-owned Channel 4 and then later during his time as an actor in Hollywood.