Russell Model Accused of Rape, Sexual Assault at Top of His Fame

Russell Model has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse throughout a seven-year interval on the peak of his fame.

4 girls have alleged that Model sexually assaulted them between 2006 and 2013, whereas he was a BBC presenter and performing in Hollywood movies, a joint investigation amongst The Sunday Instances, The Instances and Channel 4 Dispatches discovered. Different accusations embrace Model’s controlling, abusive and predatory habits.

The primary lady informed the information retailers that Model raped her in opposition to a wall in Los Angeles, the place she was handled at a rape disaster middle the identical day. The investigation additionally discovered textual content messages between the lady and Model. She messaged him, saying, “When a woman say[s] NO it means no.” The actor allegedly replied that he was “very sorry.”

One other lady alleged that the comic assaulted her when he was 31, and she or he was 16. She defined that he known as her “the kid” throughout their emotionally abusive and controlling relationship that lasted for round three months. She claimed that he “compelled his penis down her throat” and made her choke, solely backing off when she punched him within the abdomen.

A 3rd lady informed the retailers that Model sexually assaulted her whereas she labored with him in L.A. and mentioned he threatened to take authorized motion if she went public with what occurred. The fourth lady additionally alleged the actor sexually assaulted her and was bodily and emotionally abusive towards her.

The actor and comic preemptively denied the allegations in a video posted to his social media platforms on Friday. He mentioned he acquired an electronic mail and a letter from a mainstream TV firm and a newspaper that listed a number of “egregious and aggressive” acts that he “completely refute[s].”

“These allegations pertain to the time after I was working within the mainstream, after I was within the newspapers on a regular basis, after I was within the films, and as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I used to be very, very promiscuous,” he mentioned within the video posted to his Twitter and Instagram. “Now throughout that point of promiscuity, the relationships I had have been completely all the time consensual. I used to be all the time clear about that then — virtually too clear — and I’m being clear about it now as properly.”

He continued, saying that he believes that transparency is getting used to point out one thing felony that he didn’t do and makes him suppose there could also be one other agenda at play. He cited the “coordinated media assaults” that Joe Rogan confronted when he took Ivermectin for COVID-19, noting this occurred to the podcast host as a result of the mainstream media didn’t approve of the medicine.

“I’m conscious that you just guys have been saying within the feedback for some time: ‘Be careful Russell, they’re coming for you. You’re getting too near the reality. Russell Model didn’t kill himself.’ I do know {that a} yr in the past, there was a spate of articles ‘Russell Model’s a conspiracy theorist,’ ‘Russell Model’s right-wing,’” the comic mentioned. “It’s been clear to me, or at the very least it feels to me like, there’s a severe and concerted agenda to manage these sorts of areas and these sorts of voices, and I imply my voice alongside along with your voice.”

Model defined that he doesn’t thoughts his earlier “promiscuous, consensual conduct” being utilized in media tales, however he “significantly” refutes the felony allegations. He additionally talked about that there are individuals who have proof that contradicts the allegations, with out offering additional particulars.

“I really feel like I’m being attacked, and plainly, they’re working very intently collectively,” he concluded his preemptive denial of the allegations. “We’re clearly going to look into this matter as a result of it’s very, very severe. Within the meantime, I need you to remain shut, keep awake, however, extra vital than any of that, should you can, please keep free.”