BBC comes under fire for 'passing the buck' on Russell Brand: Comedian boasted his boss was 'incredibly tolerant' of his sexual behaviour - as he joked about raping and killing woman and having sex with children

Daily Mail - Nov 6, 2026

The convicted rapist said Lesley Douglas, the BBC's controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music at the height of his fame in the 2000s, had 'loved me and gave me lots of room, so I took that room'.

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