RUSSELL Brand has posted an astonishing video overnight, lashing out at "aggressive" media claims as he said his relationships were "always consensual".
The star said that while he had been "promiscuous" in his lifetime, he said he "absolutely refutes" the "serious" claims that had been put to him by two media organisations.
In a video posted to his Twitter, the 48-year-old said the allegations dated back to when he was in "the mainstream".
Details of the allegations have not been revealed.
In his explosive vide, Brand said he had received a letter and an email detailing a list of claims against him.
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Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said: "Amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks, often very serious allegations, that I absolutely refute.
"These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies.
"And as I've written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous.
It comes after:
- Brand released a video slamming the claims against him as ‘untrue’
- Kirsty Gallacher shared the clip in support of her brother-in-law
- Brand’s wife Laura Gallacher appears to have deleted her Instagram
- Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate showed his support for Brand on social media
"Now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual.
"I was always transparent about that. Then almost too transparent, and I'm being transparent about it now as well."
He stressed he "absolutely denies" the allegations.
The actor also said there had been calls for his Community Festival in Hay-on-Wye to be cancelled.
On Friday, it emerged Channel 4 will highlight behaviour by an A-list celebrity in a Dispatches programme due to air at 9pm on Saturday night.
There is no indication that Brand will be covered in the programme.
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A source told The Mirror: "This programme has been years in the making and is being edited up to the last minute."
The Channel 4 TV guide lists tonight's programme as 'New: Dispatches Special. A 90-minute special Dispatches investigation'.
Despite serious claims made against him, Brand is still set to perform in front of thousands at Wembley tonight.
The comedian is yet to cancel the sold out gig for 2,000 people at Troubadour Wembley Park in London.
