A priest who regularly appears on BBC Radio Four’s ‘Thought for the Day’ has come under fire over comments she made about allegations against Russell Brand.
Serious allegations of sexual assault have been made against Brand, a comedian and actor-turned-Youtuber, following a four-year joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
The Metropolitan Police told The Times on Monday that it was reviewing a report of an alleged sexual assault in central London in 2003.
Brand has denied the allegations and said that his relationships have always been consensual.
Canon Angela Tilby has faced strong criticism for comments she made on the allegations facing Brand and the media attention they have received.
On Sunday she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph both treat…
