When Russell Brand played oversexed rock star Aldous Snow within the 2008 comedy film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” co-star Kristen Bell gave him a stern warning about his behavior on set, the actress said in a resurfaced interview.
“I made it really clear from the start that I might sock him within the b—s if he tried anything,” Bell, 43, told the Each day Mail in 2010 of the British comedian who’s well-known for his promiscuity. “So he was intimidated.”
On Saturday, Brand, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting, raping and emotionally abusing 4 women, ranging in ages from 16 to 31, from 2006 to 2013. He strongly denies the allegations.
In one other 2010 interview, shortly after Brand announced his engagement to pop star Katy Perry, Bell told the UK’s Each day Record an identical story of her “Marshall” days with the comic, who played her sex-crazed latest boyfriend.
“He didn’t attempt to mess with me or get in my pants,” she said. “He knew I might lop his n–s off.”
The actress, who was aware of Brand’s messy repute, added: “Russell loves everyone to know that he’s a womanizer and he’s done all these strange things, but I feel secretly hiding inside Russell is a really nice boy.”
On a video posted to Brand’s Instagram before the joint investigation from The Times of London, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches dropped last weekend, the comic denied all of the accusations, saying his sexual relationships “were absolutely, at all times consensual” and calling the report “a coordinated attack.”
The Times reported on Monday that “several women” have come forward with details about Brand for the reason that story’s publication. And Brand’s manager, Tavistock Wood, has terminated his contract with the comedian.
The news has also reignited interest in a fair earlier screen role of Brand’s — as a youngster accused of violently assaulting a person on the British crime series “The Bill.”
On a 1994 episode of the long-running ITV series that gave many celebs their starts, an 18-year-old Brand played Billy Chase, a petty thief who’s arrested for nearly killing a person, cutting up his face and taking his eye out. Like Brand, Billy also adamantly denies any wrongdoing.
“The fight, two nights ago… you left a person for dead!,” an investigator shouts at him.
“I used to be never there!” the teenager responds.
