Russell Brand, applauded after being accused of sexual assault

British actor and comedian Russell Brand received a standing ovation from a rapturous audience as he performed at his show in London on Saturday night, his first appearance since being accused of sexual assault by four women.

About 2,000 people packed the Troubadour Wembley Park theater in northwest London to see the play “Bipolarisation” by a 48-year-old man accused by several women of rape, sexual abuse and psychological abuse, in a British media investigation.

As the BBC reports, after asking the public not to film, Brand thanked them for their support and referred to accusationswithout entering them.

“I have many things to discuss with you. “Obviously there are some things I can’t talk about and I’d appreciate it if you could understand,” he said at the beginning Showwith the laughter of the spectators.

The performance started an hour later, and Brand was seen dressed dark jeans and one Black shirtnoticeably unfocused, according to eyewitnesses.

A standing ovation that lasts several minutes

Despite this, the national team finished with standing ovation for several minutes by those present, which seemed to move the actor, according to a BBC reporter present.

After the show, Brand quickly left and headed intemperately to the cameras and photographers who were waiting for him outside.

The comedian was accused by four women of sexually abusing Brand between 2006 and 2013, at the height of his career. glory as a presenter on United Kingdom and actor in Hollywood, while other women said they suffered from his “controlling, abusive and predatory” behaviour.

In a video that Brand posted on his social media this Saturday before the allegations came to light, he denied committing “serious allegations“, which was pointed out to him in separate letters by the media that participated in the investigation, without specifying what it was about.