A BBC comedian has claimed Brand once assaulted her by “biting her face” – as she warned other celeb predators “we are coming for you”.
Josie Long, 44, told how “chased me around” while the pair were backstage, despite her telling him she “didn’t like it”.
After describing the “overwhelming” experience with Brand – who was this week jailed for ten years – Long called out the “toxic” culture in comedy.
The comedian then vowed to expose others in the industry as she warned “we are coming for you… I hope you never sleep again”.
Speaking on the Novara Live podcast, Long – who was 22 at the time of the alleged assault – said it “took a lot” to make Brand stop.
She said: “I actually had an experience with Russell Brand… where backstage he would bite my face and I would tell him I didn’t like it and he would chase me around.
“I would like giggle because I was 22 and it was overwhelming. But I remember I had to be very… it took a lot for him to stop.
“And it’s funny now to reckon with that and to be like, ‘Oh, that was a physical assault, wasn’t it?’.”
She added: “Let’s look forward to the next ten years.
“And also please let me say this very clearly, all other misogynists in comedy, we are coming for you and I hope you never sleep again.”
The comic has become the latest high-profile name to speak out against Brand both before and after his trial.
Fellow female comedian said she feels “grief and relief” following Brand’s jail sentence.
The stand-up star added there are “a lot of women speaking privately and quietly” following the verdict, who feel “a very nuanced mix of emotions”.
A clip of the Canadian on a show has recently resurfaced after Brand’s conviction.
Ryan shared the screen with the disgraced star on the Comedy Central series Roast Battle in 2018, before he was axed.
In a 2018 podcast with , she claimed to have confronted the unnamed man “again and again” while they worked together.
Ryan added word of the notorious abuser was an “open secret” in the industry as she told the shameful star to his face he was a “predator”.
The late for publicly slamming Russell Brand in resurfaced TV clips.
The comedian on an episode of the show 8 Out Of 10 Cats in 2014.
Lock, , has since been lauded for his behaviour around Brand.
TV presenter recently said there was “something extremely chilling about him” when asked about a chilling exchange with the rapist.
the TV presenter and broadcaster appeared on Brand’s chat show, 1 Leicester Square, back in 2006.
In the clip, Brand asked if he could “have it off” with Vanessa’s two daughters to which the TV presenter firmly said “no you may not”.
Doubling down, Brand declared: “Come on, some of them are adults.”
Appearing visibly more offended, Vanessa then struck a more serious tone, telling Brand: “I’ve got two daughters, the answer is no.”
Vanessa has spoken about the clip on several occasions since and remained vocal about Brand’s “chilling” behaviour.
Recalling the incident, said that his comment was “a pretty revolting thing to say to anyone, especially a mum.”
She added: “I was quite friendly with him. I found him vastly entertaining. I was absolutely mesmerised by the stream of words, the charisma.
“He just announced, in this unbelievably dispassionate way, that he would like to have sex with me and both my daughters.
“I couldn’t pretend I thought that was funny. It didn’t seem to be a joke.
“I realised then that there was something extremely chilling about him. Something very ruthless and a bit scary and intimidating.”
Fallen comic and actor Brand was
He was last week convicted of
The fiend was also found guilty of between 2004 and 2009.
Sentencing him, Mr Justice Bennathan branded Brand “a sexual predator” who had used his fame to prey on fans.
Brand, who denied all charges, has been held at HMP Wandsworth in South London since his conviction.
And The Sun has since revealed the fiend is set for a move to the “Monster Mansion” where paedo singer was killed last year.
is being assessed for the switch to .
It is seen as safer despite the .
But a source said: “Brand will have an incredibly tough time.”
