Incident allegedly happened in 2008 and comedian is understood to have laughed about it on radio show
The BBC is investigating a claim that Russell Brand flashed a woman before laughing about it on his radio show.
Minutes later, the comedian is said to have laughed as his co-presenter Matt Morgan said Brand “showed his willy to a lady”.In a statement, a BBC spokesperson said: “We’re very sorry to hear of these allegations and we will look into them. “A key part of the review is to understand what complaints were made at the time, if there was knowledge of Russell Brand’s conduct while he worked on BBC radio, and what was done as a result.
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