Russell Brand has denied “very serious criminal allegations” that he claims will likely be made towards him by a newspaper and TV firm.

In a video posted on YouTube and X, previously often called Twitter, titled “So, This is Happening”, the comic denied the allegations that he described as “a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks”.

He stated that whereas he was “very promiscuous” on the top of his profession, his relationships had been “always consensual”.

Brand, 48, stated: “Now, this isn’t the usual type of video we make on this channel where we critique, attack and undermine the news in all its corruption because in this story, I am the news.

‘Very serious allegations that I absolutely refute’

“I’ve acquired two extraordinarily disturbing letters or a letter and an e mail. One from a mainstream media TV firm, one from a newspaper itemizing a litany of extraordinarily egregious and aggressive assaults, in addition to some fairly silly stuff like my group competition ought to be stopped, that I should not be capable to assault mainstream media narratives on this channel.

“But amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks, are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.

“These allegations pertain to the time once I was working within the mainstream, once I was within the newspapers on a regular basis, once I was within the films. And as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I used to be very, very promiscuous.

“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.

“And to see that transparency metastasized into one thing prison that I completely deny makes me query, is there one other agenda at play?”

He continued: “I’m conscious that you just guys have been saying within the feedback for some time [saying] ‘be careful, Russell. They’re coming for you, you are getting too near the reality, Russell Brand didn’t kill himself’.

“I know that a year ago there was a spate of articles – Russell Brand’s a conspiracy theorist, Russell Brand’s right wing. I’m aware of news media making phone calls, sending letters to people I know for ages and ages.

‘A serious and concerted agenda’

“It’s being clear to me, or at the least it feels to me like there is a severe and concerted agenda to regulate these type of areas and these type of voices. And I imply, my voice alongside together with your voice.

“I don’t mind them using my books and my stand-up to talk about my promiscuous consensual conduct in the past. What I seriously refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations.

“Also, it is value mentioning that there are witnesses whose proof straight contradicts the narrative that these two mainstream media shops are attempting to assemble, apparently, in what appears to me to be a coordinated assault.

“Now, I don’t wanna get into this any further because of the serious nature of the allegations, but I feel like I’m being attacked and plainly they’re working very closely together. We are obviously going to look into this matter ’cause it’s very, very serious. In the meantime, I want you to stay close, stay awake, but more important than any of that, if you can, please stay free.”

Brand has not named the newspaper and TV firm which he claims have made allegations towards him.