Following some severe sexual assault allegations, comic and actor Russell Model is seeing his content material demonetized throughout the web. YouTube made a press release—however Spotify seems to have disabled his audiobooks quietly.
Model has denied the allegations in opposition to him, saying his relationships have at all times been consensual. However at the least 4 ladies are alleging totally different sexual assault incidents between 2006 and 2013. These allegations embrace one lady who says Model raped her with out a condom in opposition to a wall in his Los Angeles dwelling. She was handled at a rape disaster middle on the identical day, which has been confirmed in a Sunday Occasions investigation.
One other lady says Model assaulted her when she was 16 and he was in his early 30s. She says he referred to her as ‘the kid’ throughout an emotionally abusive and controlling relationship. A 3rd lady says she was sexually assaulted by Model whereas she labored with him in Los Angeles. Lastly, a fourth lady alleges Model assaulted her within the UK and was emotionally abusive in the direction of her.
After the allegations had been made public, a number of occasions that includes Russell Model had been canceled. YouTube issued a press release after it demonetized the comic’s channel, saying it took motion to guard its group. Spotify seems to have made Russell Model’s audiobooks unavailable on the platform—although his music remains to be obtainable to stream. Spotify has not made a press release in regards to the audiobooks being unavailable.
The Sunday Occasions experiences that Model’s angle in the direction of ladies was an ‘open secret’ in radio and TV manufacturing. Model is alleged to have undressed within the studio whereas working as a presenter for BBC Radio 6 Music. One other incident says Model made sexual remarks on air a couple of newsreader, which he says he was informed to apologize for making.
Sources complained to BBC administration about shows of “aggression and disrespect” from Model together with the throwing of objects throughout the room and urinating in bottles whereas in entrance of workers and company.