he remaining exhibits on Russell Model’s Bipolarisation tour have been postponed because the Metropolitan Police mentioned it has acquired a report of an alleged sexual assault within the wake of media allegations concerning the comic and actor.
The 48-year-old has been accused of rape, assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013, when he was on the peak of his fame working for the BBC, Channel 4 and starring in Hollywood movies.
Model has strongly denied the allegations, which additionally embody claims of controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour.
The Met Police mentioned in an announcement on Monday that they had acquired an allegation of sexual assault in 2003.
The drive mentioned: “On Sunday September 17, the Met acquired a report of a sexual assault which was alleged to have taken place in Soho in central London in 2003.
“Officers are involved with the girl and can be offering her with help.
“We first spoke with The Sunday Instances on Saturday September 16 and have since made additional approaches to The Sunday Instances and Channel 4 to make sure that anybody who believes they’ve been the sufferer of a sexual offence is conscious of learn how to report this to the police.”
The girl who has reported the alleged sexual assault had not spoken to The Sunday Instances.
A efficiency of Model’s tour scheduled for Tuesday on the Theatre Royal Windsor in Berkshire was postponed, with the present’s promoters saying in an announcement shared by the theatre: “We’re suspending these few remaining habit charity fundraiser exhibits, we don’t like doing it – however we all know you’ll perceive.”
In an announcement, the Windsor venue’s administration mentioned: “Theatre Royal Windsor can be providing ticket refunds consistent with our phrases and situations of sale.”
Performances had been scheduled for 2 extra venues this month – The Pavilions in Plymouth on Friday and The Civic At The Halls in Wolverhampton subsequent Thursday.
Model often posts a brand new present on the video platform Rumble on weekdays at 5pm, however there was no new episode on Monday along with his most up-to-date look a brief one on Friday when he denied the allegations in opposition to him which had been revealed the next day.
A joint investigation by The Instances, Sunday Instances and Channel 4’s Dispatches consists of allegations Model assaulted one of many girls when she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl and one other lady has claimed he raped her in opposition to a wall in his residence in Los Angeles.
In a now deleted YouTube video, Model might be heard joking about raping a lady throughout a recording of Richard Herring’s Leicester Sq. Theatre Podcast in 2013.
Within the clip, revealed by the MailOnline, he informed the viewers: “It’s not my extremism that I would like to guard, it’s my mundanity.
“I’m only a bloke from Essex, from a single-parent household, that may be a fairly complete show-off.”
After a pause, Model added: “Oh, and in addition I raped somebody as soon as.
“I killed her after, she’ll by no means inform.”
The viewers might be heard laughing, whereas Herring shakes his head and chuckles.
Earlier than the primary allegations had been revealed, Model posted a video on Friday saying he has been “promiscuous” however that every one of his relationships have been “consensual”.
The BBC, Channel 4 and Banijay UK, which purchased Endemol, the corporate commissioned by Channel 4 to supply the Large Brother spin-off exhibits Model hosted, have all launched investigations into his behaviour whereas he was engaged on their programmes.
Downing Avenue urged the broadcasters to set out the outcomes of their investigations into Model “transparently”.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman referred to as the allegations “very severe and regarding” and mentioned: “People ought to really feel in a position to increase considerations the place they’ve them and know they are going to be handled severely and handled with sensitivity.”
He added: “The Prime Minister has been clear there ought to by no means be any area for harassment, no matter the place it’s discovered.”
Channel 4 introduced it has eliminated content material that includes Model from its streaming service whereas it seems into the claims and can remind manufacturing corporations of its code of conduct.
“We’re dedicated to making sure our trade has secure, inclusive {and professional} working environments,” the broadcaster’s assertion added.
It comes after Model was accused of pursuing viewers members for intercourse whereas presenting Large Brother spin-off exhibits EFourum and Large Brother’s Large Mouth on Channel 4.
Banijay UK, which purchased Endemol in 2020, mentioned it has launched an “pressing inner investigation” and inspired “anyone who feels that they had been affected by Model’s behaviour” to come back ahead.
The BBC is going through questions after one of many girls, who was 16 when she claims Model started a relationship along with her, alleged he used the company’s automotive service to choose her up from college to take her to his residence.
Talking to BBC Radio 4’s Lady’s Hour on Monday, the girl, generally known as Alice, mentioned Model’s denial was “laughable” and “insulting”.
She mentioned: “It feels fairly actually surreal for the time being to see my story all over the place and even components of my story on the entrance pages of publications that I hadn’t spoken to.
“And it feels prefer it was a very long time within the coming.
“It’s the most important open secret going – you don’t should be an investigative journalist to have conversations with anyone who has an terrible expertise with him or anyone is aware of one thing.”
In 2020, the identical lady contacted Model’s literary agent on the time, who was additionally the co-founder of expertise company Tavistock Wooden.
A spokesman for the company mentioned Model “categorically and vehemently denied the allegations” on the time however they now consider they had been “horribly misled” and have terminated all skilled ties with the comic.
Tradition, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman Caroline Dinenage mentioned the group can be on the lookout for the identical “reassurance” from the BBC which has been offered by Channel 4.
Ms Dinenage informed BBC Radio 4’s PM programme the committee can be analyzing “who knew what and when, and the extent to which any stories that occurred on the time had been investigated”.
In an announcement to the PA information company Model’s writer, Bluebird, mentioned that “all future publishing” with the comic had been paused.
As Dispatches aired on Saturday Model carried out a bought out comedy gig on the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in north-west London as a part of his Bipolarisation tour.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Division (LAPD) informed PA they don’t have an open investigation into Model, and one other confirmed there have been no arrests following two allegations regarding claims which can be mentioned to have occurred within the US.