The shocking ‘grooming’ allegations against Russell Brand: Alice describes how comedian would send a car to her school and prepare statements to deceive her parents when she was 16 in Channel 4 Dispatches programme

A sequence of ‘grooming’ allegations have been made in opposition to comic Russell Model, together with by a girl who was 16-year-ols on the time and one other who labored as a runner throughout his time in tv, as a part of a wider sequence of great accusations.

The primary girl – known as Alice to guard her identification – claimed she was in an ’emotionally abusive and controlling relationship’ with Model, then 31, for about three months, Channel 4 Dispatches revealed in a programme tonight.

Alice, who has now branded the star’s alleged behaviour as ‘grooming’, claimed that after they all through their relationship he would seek advice from her as ‘The Baby’ and progressively turned ‘controlling, after which emotionally and sexually abusive’.

She claims: ‘Russell engaged within the behaviours of a groomer however I did not know what that was again then. He would attempt to drive a wedge between me and my dad and mom, taught me to deceive them.

‘I used to be at my dad’s home and it was 11 o’clock at night time. He texted me, I got here up with a situation the place I stated my good friend was ailing, and we might position play textual content message conversations. He had an entire script for me.’

Model has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse throughout a seven-year interval. 4 ladies have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, when he was on the top of his fame, working for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 in addition to starring in Hollywood movies.  

He additionally faces allegations of controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. A TV employee known as Rachel additionally claims she ‘was groomed for intercourse’ by Model. 

The girl claims Model focused her throughout her time working as a runner when the comic labored in tv.

Model vehemently denies the allegations and in a video posted on-line on Friday, said all of his relationships have been consensual, earlier than accusing the media of a ‘co-ordinated assault’.

Alice claimed their relationship was ‘isolating’ as a result of Model requested her hold it a secret from her mates, allegedly telling her that in the event that they knew they might ‘be seeking to generate profits from it’. 

She alleges he took her virginity, was ‘preoccupied’ along with her being ‘harmless and pure’, and infrequently referred to her as ‘The Baby’. The girl alleges he helped her craft lies to deceive her dad and mom and inspired her to cover their relationship from her mates.

She informed investigators that Model despatched taxi cabs to her secondary college to choose her up. Alice additionally claims that she saved his telephone quantity as ‘Carly’ on his request with a view to deceive her dad and mom. 

A member of the family described Model’s behaviour in the direction of Alice as ‘grooming’ to The Sunday Occasions. 

She additionally claimed the actor and comic as soon as kissed her mom in entrance of her and, on a separate event, ‘compelled his penis down her throat’ and ‘made her choke’, solely stopping after she punched him within the abdomen.

She informed the investigation that she has determined to share her story now as a result of she desires the regulation to be modified to higher shield folks below the age of 18, arguing she was too younger at 16 to be consenting to intercourse with an grownup.

‘It should not be authorized for a 16-year-old to have a relationship with a person of their thirties. There must be one thing in place to guard youngsters,’ she stated, including. ‘My mum nonetheless looks like she failed me not directly in permitting this to occur, however she had no recourse in any respect.’

Alice claimed she met Model in 2006 whereas procuring at now closed Topshop in Oxford Circus, Leicester Sq.. He had been working on the close by MTV studio.

She informed the investigation that he took her procuring baggage from her, went via her purchases and critiqued every merchandise. She claimed that he even pulled out a purple gown and informed her: ‘You are going to put on this on our date this week’.

She claimed the pair went out to dinner on their first date and though she put make-up on and dressed up in a ‘purple wiggle gown and massive platform footwear’ for the event, ‘I did not appear like a girl by any means. I used to be a toddler that had bought dressed up for dinner.’

Alice recalled Model asking her to verify she was no less than 16, the age of consent within the UK, whereas on their first date. She informed the investigation that he stated: ‘I do not give a f*** in the event you’re 12 . . . I must know the place I stand legally.’

She stated as her taxi driver recognised she was going to Model’s dwelling, he allegedly began to ask her questions, after which she admitted that she was solely 16. 

He then begged her to not go inside and informed her he had a daughter Alice’s age, she stated, however she insisted she was advantageous. 

She claimed that in the beginning of their relationship, Model was ‘very charming and really attentive’. She alleged he would ship her ‘verbose’ messages and infrequently left her feeling ‘giddy’ and ‘particular’.

Nonetheless, she additionally claims that he was aroused by the truth that she was a virgin, claiming he would name her his ‘child’, cradle her in his arms like a toddler and stroke her hair. 

‘Issues bought very intense, in a short time. I stated I’ve by no means had intercourse with anybody and he bought an erection, right away. He was like, “oh my god, my child, my child” and picked me up like a toddler,’ Alice stated within the Channel 4 particular.

She additional claimed that he stated she was ‘like my little dolly’ and that he turned ‘preoccupied’ along with her innocence and purity. 

She additionally claimed he assumed a ‘energy stance’ throughout intercourse that left her feeling like he believed he was ‘conquering one thing’.

After they first had intercourse, Alice claims Model and considered one of his mates drove her to the tube station: ‘He was holding my hand behind the automotive seat like my mum does. And I felt very small, like somewhat child.’

She claimed on Dispatches that after Model ran a shower for her and made her sit in it. Then he allegedly needed to go away however stated she ‘ought to keep within the tub for everything he was gone’. 

She claims that Model even as soon as compelled her to have oral intercourse with him, regardless of her repeatedly refusing.

‘I used to be sat up within the mattress up in opposition to the headboard, and he compelled his penis down my throat and I could not breathe. It was simply choking me and I could not breathe, and I used to be pushing him away and he wasn’t backing off in any respect,’ she informed the investigation.

Alice stated she needed to ‘punch him actually arduous within the abdomen’ to get him off of her. She then recollects mendacity on the mattress, crying.

She claims he informed her, ‘Oh I solely wished to see your mascara run anyway’, earlier than continuing to get on high of her, maintain her mouth open, and drool inside it. She recalled ‘gagging’ as he ‘held my mouth shut and mad me swallow it’.

She additionally alleged that he had invited her to his thirty first celebration. Alice claims her mom dropped her off at Model’s home and, as they met him at his doorstep, allegedly kissed her mom. 

Alice recalled her mom wanting her to depart, however she says she determined to remain and attend the occasion as an alternative. Her mom had reportedly been vocal about her opposition to the connection all through its run.

The alleged sexual assault sufferer stated she lastly ended her relationship with Model after she came to visit to his residence and witnessed him in mattress with one other girl.

Alice additionally stated Model was mentioned as she was working for Channel 4. Model was allegedly thought of for a brand new present, however ‘there have been individuals who raised considerations as a result of it got here to gentle he had been inappropriate with workers members’.

However the answer that was provided throughout that assembly was that feminine workers members could be taken of the crew, she alleged. 

Alice additionally claimed that Channel 4 and the BBC ‘had a hand’ in enabling Model.

‘He went from being a heroin addict dwell in air to a intercourse addict dwell on air to a predator dwell on air. He saved progressing so he thought he may do what he wished.’

In late 2020, Alice contacted Model’s literary agent, Angharad Wooden, the co-founder of Tavistock Wooden, to report the actor’s alleged behaviour.

She claimed she was informed by a lawyer appearing on Model’s behalf that he denied the accusations. However in a recent growth tonight, Model was faraway from the web sites of Curtis Brown and Tavistock Wooden.

In a press release about Alice’s 2020 allegations, Tavistock Wooden tonight final night time: ‘Russell Model categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020, however we now imagine we had been horribly misled by him. Tavistock Wooden has terminated all skilled ties to Model.’

One other girl, Rachel, claimed Model flashed her and requested her for intercourse. Whereas they went on to have a relationship, she was allegedly informed to maintain it a ‘full secret’.

Rachel stated on Channel 4’s Dispatches: ‘He made clear to me I could not inform anybody else on the crew as a result of he had it written into his contract that he wasn’t allowed to have any sexual contact with anybody engaged on Large Brother.

‘It sounds barely dramatic however with hindsight and now as an older girl I can say with readability that, you understand, I felt like I used to be groomed, for intercourse.

‘Manufacturing firms enabled him to exist in these environments the place he was capable of benefit from who he was.’