The BBC has apologised to staff who felt they could not speak up with concerns about Russell Brand's behaviour because he was seen as "too influential" and they felt he "would always get his way and therefore they stayed silent".

A BBC review into the conduct of Russell Brand during his time with the broadcaster has found a number of people “felt unable to raise” concerns about the presenter and believed he “would always get his way and therefore they stayed silent”.

The BBC has apologized to those individuals who felt unable to raise concerns about Russell Brand’s behavior, as a new report reveals staff in the LA bureau “joked about” an incident in which the comedian is alleged to have followed a woman into a bathroom and shown her his penis.