Russell Model makes first public look since sexual assault, emotional abuse allegations

Russell Model appeared on stage Saturday for the primary time since he was accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse by a number of girls. 

The 48-year-old comic, actor and social influencer carried out at a sold-out stand-up present on the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in northwest London as a part of his Bipolarisation tour. 

After arriving late as a result of site visitors, Model thanked his followers for displaying up and mentioned there have been sure matters he could not talk about, alluding to the allegations, BBC Information reported. 

“I actually recognize your assist, I really like you, and I need to do a unbelievable present for you,” he instructed the gang of two,000 folks. “I’ve obtained loads of issues to speak to you about. There are clearly some issues that I completely can’t speak about, and I recognize that you’ll perceive.”

His look got here hours after three British information organizations reported that Model has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse primarily based on allegations from 4 girls who knew him for over seven years on the top of his fame. 

The Sunday Instances, The Instances of London and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” mentioned that one lady alleged she had been raped and three others accused him of sexual assault. One of many girls additionally mentioned he had been bodily and emotionally abusive.

Earlier than the tales had been printed, Model denied the allegations and mentioned that each one of his relationships have been consensual.

“Amidst this litany of astonishing, moderately baroque assaults are some very critical allegations that I refute,” Model mentioned in an announcement. “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 motion pictures, and, as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I used to be very, very promiscuous.”

“Now throughout that point of promiscuity the relationships I had had been completely, at all times consensual,” he added. “I used to be at all times clear about that then, nearly too clear, and I’m being clear about it now as nicely.”

Model additionally instructed that the stories had been a part of a coordinated assault designed to discredit him due to his views. Model has been criticized for expressing skepticism about COVID-19 vaccines and interviewing contentious podcasters like Joe Rogan.

On Sunday, the BBC, Channel 4 and a manufacturing agency said they’d be investigating the allegations that came about throughout Model’s time as a presenter on BBC Radio’s 6 Music and Radio 2, and as a number for reveals on Channel 4. 

The BBC mentioned it was “urgently trying into the problems raised,” and Channel 4 introduced an inner investigation.

Whereas not one of the alleged assaults had been mentioned to have taken place on BBC or Channel 4 premises, there have been a number of claims about Model’s office habits, the BBC reported. 

London’s Metropolitan Police on Sunday mentioned it was conscious of reports stories a couple of sequence of sexual assault allegations however had indirectly obtained any stories regarding the allegations. 

“If anybody believes they’ve been the sufferer of a sexual assault, irrespective of how way back it occurred, we might encourage them to contact police,” Metropolitan Police communications officer Callum Jones mentioned, including that the division was in contact with the Sunday Instances and Channel 4.

Additionally on Sunday, the expertise company Tavistock Wooden mentioned it had terminated all ties with Model.

“Russell Model categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020, however we now consider we had been horribly misled by him,” the company mentioned in an announcement. 

Model rose to fame as a stand-up comedian in Britain within the early 2000s, incomes starring roles on Channel 4 and BBC Radio, the place he capitalized on his fame for outrageous habits and risque banter.

He later made the bounce to Hollywood, showing in movies resembling “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” in 2008 and the remake of “Arthur” in 2011. Model was married to pop star Katy Perry from 2010-2012.