christian: russell brandt's platform now is mainly online, where he presents himself as a wellness guruas 6 million followers on youtube, 4 million followers on instagram. this weekend, he used that platform to maintain his innocence. >> the allegations pertain to a time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time. as i have written out about, i was very promiscuous. during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had grabs the always consensual. what i seriously refute are these very serious criminal allegations. ristian: nonetheless, russell brand's talent agency terminated all professional ties with him. tonight, the theatre royal in windsor said it was canceling his tuesday night performance. let's speak to professor jonathan shalit. he is one of the biggest talent managers in the country. also with us, lucia osborne crowley, who is herself a rape survivor, although i should stress nothing to do with this case, and she reports on the lot regarding celebrity cases like this one. welcome to you both. professor, can i start with you? we must be

what's going on with any of these issues look at the 1st story, we started on russell brand, russell brandt. his twins have like hundreds of millions of views. people are saying no, no, no, this is not what we're going to do. we're not going to cancel russell brand. he's speaking truth and they're trying to cancel him, but they use, i'm not so helpful for i vowed different positions throughout my use and i've, i've changed and i've grown, and i hope that the rest of the american public and that are of that age demographic can do so as well. the final thing i, i want to ask you is a kind of a, a, an american perspective on europe. because i'm trying to attain is bureau chief of washington who is definitely someone's photo on twista recently. cool. uh, the europe in america's poodle. what's your perspective when you look at it, i mean, we've seen germany basically the industrial icing. we're seeing, i mean, a migrant crisis. we're covering that number. there's uh, i mean that's when they to of, to very different options that were taken in libya, for example. but has europe lost itself into a

a lot of them, shocker, are expressing their solidarity with russell brandt. fired cable news host wrote, criticize the drug companies, questioned the war in ukraine, and you can be pretty sure this is going to happen. far-right conspiracy theorist alex jones, acosta claims, saying the allegation suddenly appeared after brand came out against a new world order, and right-wing influencer andrew tate who you may know was recently charged with the rape and human trafficking, called the allegations against brand a, quote, may trust attack. conservative venture bureau called it suspicious, saying brand is being targeted for political views. even elon musk, to clear his support said that, man is not evil. it's like, a perfect who's who list. it's exactly who you would think. it's exactly the people doing the same thing. all of these people, who are all just a single -- function in the same ecosystem, that combines extreme skepticism, bordering on unreliable-ism for the law, or the media, with just total gullibility, towards the supposed anti establishment truth tell

what we're learning this morning about the allegations of sexual assault and abuse against actor russell brandt real chcheese. ready in just minutes with thehe delicious taste, bob evans is knownwn for. bring home the wararm, gooey goodness of mac and cheese today. hi, i'm shsharon, and i lost 52 pounds on golo. on other diets, i i could barely lose 10-15 pounds. thanks to golo, i've lost 27% of my body weight, and it was easy. (soft music) automatically responds to snoring. so, no more hiding under your pillow. because this system actually detects snoring then adjusts to help reduce it. for a limited time, save up to $700 on select tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective

russell brown does not directly address the allegations he has been facing, but he does talk about what he calls media corruption and collusion. the bbc has made several requests to speak to mr brandtas chosen to talk directly to his followers on social media rather than facing outside scrutiny. russell brown says he will post another video on monday as investigations into his alleged behaviour continue. dozens of company bosses and business groups have signed a letter urging the prime minister rishi sunak to re—commit to hs2. manchester airport and virgin money are among the firms expressing "deep concern" following speculation that costs are spiralling, but the government says it remains focused on delivering the project. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has more. it is europe's biggest infrastructure project, and a mammoth engineering job. hs2 is meant to cutjourney mammoth engineering job. hs2 is meant to cut journey times mammoth engineering job. hs2 is meant to cutjourney times and to make more space on the rail network, but the project has faced long delays and cuts and cost increases, with high inflation now adding to the challenge. construction is well under way on