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Kirsty Gallacher has backed her brother-in-law Russell Brand as he took to social media to 'absolutely deny' a string of 'very serious criminal allegations made against him'.
The Smooth Radio presenter, 47, who is the older sister of Brand's wife Laura, shared the comedian's two-minute video on Instagram with a large red love heart.
Brand said he had received two 'extremely disturbing letters' from a 'mainstream media TV company' and a newspaper which the comedian said listed 'a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks, which are untrue'.
Throughout the clip he insisted any relationships he had 'during his time of promiscuity' were 'consensual' before claiming he is victim of a 'co-ordinated media attack'.
The video comes ahead of a much-anticipated Channel 4 Dispatches investigation set to air at 9pm tonight, with speculation building over who or what could at the centre of the investigation.
Sources said the long running current affairs documentary series will feature details about a well-known celebrity, which the Mail have been told are shocking.
While there has been no indication that Brand, 48, will be covered in the programme, last night he addressed his fans telling them he had received two 'extremely disturbing letters from a 'mainstream media TV company' and a newspaper.
Kirsty Gallacher has backed her brother-in-law Russell Brand as he took to social media to 'absolutely deny' a string of 'very serious criminal allegations made against him'. Pictured: Kirsty with her sister Laura Brand
Brand took to his YouTube channel last night to 'absolutely deny' what he called 'serious allegations' ahead of a mystery Channel 4 Dispatches investigation
The Smooth Radio presenter shared Brand's video on her Instagram story this morning with a large red love heart
The father-of-two shared the clip to his 6.5 million subscribers on YouTube, as well as on X and Instagram, late on Friday night.
Brand married his wife, who is currently pregnant with their third child, in 2017. Mrs Brand has not commented anything publicly or shared anything on social media since her husband made the video.
Alongside the support of his sister-in-law, Brand has also received the backing of tech mogul Elon Musk as well as self-proclaimed misogynist and Youtuber Andrew Tate.
Both men backed the British star's claims he had fallen victim to an attack from media outlets.
Amidst his denial of the allegations the actor said 'we have seen coordinated media attacks before', referring to Joe Rogan announcing he had taken anti-parasite drug Ivermectin to treat his Covid-19 infection during the pandemic.
Brand said he was 'aware of newspapers making phone calls' and 'sending letters' to people he knows for 'ages and ages', claiming he feels that 'there's a serious and consorted agenda to control these kind of spaces', referring to his YouTube channel.
It led to rallying cries from Tate, who took to X posting a cartoon meme of a knight preparing for battle, captioned: 'On my way to fight the crazy b***h allegations'.
Alongside the image, he captioned it 'Welcome to the club Russell Brand'.
Laura Brand, who is expecting their third child, has not commented anything publicly or shared anything on social media since her husband made the video. Pictured: The couple together in July
Elon Musk appeared to back Brand's video, taking to X to respond, telling the comedian 'They don't like competition'
Responding to the Tweet, tech mogul Elon Musk told Brand: 'Of course. They don't like competition'
YouTuber and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate also took to X to show his support for Brand
Tate took to X, posting a cartoon meme of a knight preparing for battle, captioned: 'On my way to fight the crazy b***h allegations'
In a separate Tweet responding to Brand's video he called the allegations made against the comedian a 'Matrix attack'
In a separate Tweet, responding directly to Brand's video, Tate - who is currently facing charges of rape and human trafficking, which he denies - called the allegations a 'Matrix attack'.
And the video seemingly won the support of Musk, who appeared to agree with Brand's comments on the media. He said: 'Of course. They don't like competition.'
Both Musk and Brand have experienced similar criticism over the years being branded as conspiracy theorists.
During the pandemic Brand was condemned for airing Covid conspiracy theories and in 2014 he received backlash after claiming he was open minded about the idea the US government might have been behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Tesla boss has also been known to publicly support conspiracy theorists as some 'have turned out to be true'.
Posting the video on X, where he has 11 million followers, he said: 'These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies. And as I've written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous.
'During that time of promiscuity the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that then and I am being transparent about it now as well.
'And to see that transparency metastasized into something criminal that I absolutely deny makes me question is there another agenda at play.'
Amongst the 'very serious allegations' made, Brand said there was also a 'litany of astonishing attacks', which he called 'some pretty stupid stuff' including calls for his Community Festival in Hay-on-Wye to be cancelled
Brand said he had received two 'extremely disturbing letters' from a 'mainstream media TV company' and a newspaper
Brand's statement came amid rumours on social media about whether a scandal about a famous person could feature in the investigation airing today.
Amongst the 'very serious allegations' made, Brand said there was also a 'litany of astonishing attacks', which he called 'some pretty stupid stuff' including calls for his Community Festival in Hay-on-Wye to be cancelled.
