Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault of four women.&nbsp;

Brand, 48, denied the allegations in a video shared to his social media platforms on Friday, as he insisted his relationships have been "consensual."

The actor said he received several messages from major media companies claiming he was involved in "very serious criminal allegations," which he described as a "litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks."

He added this was a time during his career when he was working "in the mainstream … As I have written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous [at that time]."

<i>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.</i>

<div class="author-bio"><p>Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.</p></div>

Comedian Russell Brand has denied all sexual assault allegations against him, which were made public in a Sunday Times report released on Saturday afternoon.{ai:summary}<p>Actor/comedian Russell Brand denies rape and sexual assault allegations made by four women, claiming his relationships were consensual. He received messages from major media companies regarding "very serious criminal allegations." This story is developing. #crime</p>

Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual abuse of 4 women; comedian denies 'serious criminal allegations'

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