Comedian Daniel Sloss has spoken out against actor and comedian Russell Brand.
It comes after The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches did a joint investigation into Brand after allegations were made by four women.
The women accused Brand of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse while he was at the height of his fame, between 2006 and 2013.
On Saturday, September 16, Channel 4 Dispatches aired a special on Brand exposing the allegations against the comedian.
Russell Brand: In Plain Sight, shared the stories of the four women and saw one comedian discuss the allegations.
Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss chose not to be anonymous and revealed he first heard rumours of Brand over a decade ago.
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assaults by women who have broken their silence on alleged attacks between 2006 and 2013 This is a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and @C4Dispatches ✍️@RosamundUrwin@char_wace@pmorganbentley
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) September 16, 2023
Who is Daniel Sloss?
Daniel Sloss is a comedian who began working with fellow Scottish comic Frankie Boyle.
Helping Boyle write jokes, Sloss debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008 with his show ‘Life in 2D’.
Sloss continued to perform at the Fringe and later did a UK tour in 2012, Daniel Sloss - The Show.
After gaining global acclaim, Sloss had a Netflix two-hour special in 2018 and toured the world with his show ‘NOW’.
Continuing to perform, in 2021 the comedian published his first book, ‘Everyone You Hate is Going to Die’.
Massive respect to @Daniel_Sloss Being one of the only comedians willing to state what he knew, on record, out of 100s approached. He has always championed "Men doing more" & has a "bit" about that... Well done for speaking up & helping 👏pic.twitter.com/LdmiUmMcBv
— ScotsAbroadPod (@ScotsAbroadPod) September 17, 2023
What did Daniel Sloss say about Russell Brand?
Channel 4’s Dispatches, Sloss claimed that female comedians had a WhatsApp ground warning each other of people they had uncomfortable experiences with.
Discussing the WhatsApp group, Sloss said: “I know for many many years women have been warning each other about Russell” adding there were “many stories with varying degrees of severity.”
Sloss said: “He was a big name, big big household name. If you were a comedian and got to gig with him you'd be gigging with a celebrity.
“I'm stood in bars with agents, promoters, channel commissioners and I'm hearing these allegations and rumours with Russell in the same room, and later on he would be on a movie, on a television show, he would be hosting something. He was still being employed.”
