One of the crimes Russell Brand was convicted of was pressing his head into the groin area of a woman he badgered into giving him a massage. This happened in 2009, and now one of the guys who laughed has, 17 years later, lost his job.
\n\nA producer [Jack Bayles] who is alleged to have laughed while Russell Brand put his head on a woman’s groin has stepped back from his role as head of comedy at the London production company behind Michaela Coel’s sexual assault drama “I May Destroy You.”
\n\nIn a statement, [Bayles] told The Times: “I am appalled and sickened by Brand’s actions and have co-operated fully and voluntarily with the investigation and endeavoured to assist as best I can. However, I do not remember the incident that took place 17 years ago in 2009. But I acknowledge that I clearly missed something at the time and did not see nor recognise that it caused distress. For that I am sincerely sorry.
\n\nThis happened 17 years ago while Bayles worked for Channel 4.
\n\nToday, he works (worked) for Various Artists Limited, and now he’s out of a job.
\n\nI’m in no way downplaying the behavior, but what…
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