{"id":137813,"date":"2023-09-20T16:04:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=137813"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:04:15","slug":"russell-brand-channel-4-documentary-hit-with-complaints-from-viewers-who-felt-it-was-unfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/lifestyle\/russell-brand-channel-4-documentary-hit-with-complaints-from-viewers-who-felt-it-was-unfair\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand: Channel 4 Documentary Hit With Complaints From Viewers Who Felt It Was Unfair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UK media regulator Ofcom has received more than 100 complaints from viewers who felt that Channel 4&#8217;s bombshell expose on Russell Brand was &#8220;unfair&#8221; to the comedian.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4&#8217;s <em>Dispatches<\/em> film broadcast on Saturday night at 9PM and carried accusations from four women who said they were sexually assaulted by Brand at the height of his fame. <\/p>\n<p><em>Russell Brand: In Plain Sight <\/em>prompted 134 complaints to Ofcom. &#8220;The majority of complainants felt the programme was unfair to Russell Brand,&#8221; the media regulator said.<\/p>\n<p>Brand has strongly denied criminal wrongdoing. He said Channel 4,<em> The Times,<\/em> and<em> The Sunday Times&#8217;<\/em> investigation into his alleged behavior was part of a &#8220;mainstream media&#8221; conspiracy to silence him.<\/p>\n<p>His preemptive denial video has been viewed nearly 70M times on Twitter (now X) alone. Channel 4&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches<\/em>&nbsp;was watched by 1.8M people in the UK on Saturday night, which will be one of&nbsp;<em>Dispatches<\/em>&lsquo; biggest audiences in years.<\/p>\n<p>Brand&#8217;s supporters have included GB News presenter Bev Turner, who called the comedian a &#8220;hero&#8221; before even watching the <em>Dispatches<\/em> documentary.<\/p>\n<h2>Must Read Stories<\/h2>\n<h3>YouTube, Channel 4, BBC Bosses Address Russell Brand Allegations<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Russel-Brand.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>J.A. 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