Megyn Kelly pushed back on the “knee-jerk instinct” to support Russell Brand and denounce those accusing him of rape and sexual assault as “liars” — saying that the allegations are “extremely detailed” and thus leave open “the possibility that the women are telling the truth.”

Kelly took time during her SiriusXM podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Monday to weigh in on the scandal roiling the UK, where news organizations have devoted significant coverage to the alleged sex crimes committed by Brand.

Brand, the 48-year-old comedian and actor who has reinvented himself as an online commentator and podcaster, has been accused of assaulting four women whom he dated.

The women made the allegations as part of an investigation by the Times and Sunday Times newspapers as well as Channel 4.

In a video statement released Friday in response to the media claims, Brand said his relationships were “always consensual.”

High-profile personalities such as Tesla mogul Elon Musk, social media influencer Andrew Tate and former Fox News primetime anchor Tucker Carlson have voiced support for Brand.

“I realize that the knee-jerk instinct now by so many is, ‘Russell Brand is wrongly accused. These women are all liars,'” Kelly told her SiriusXM listeners on Monday.

“I’m sorry, this is extremely detailed.”

One woman alleges that Brand raped her against the wall in his Los Angeles home while another who says she started dating him when she was 16 years old claims he “forced his penis down my throat,” causing her to choke.

The legal age of consent in the UK is 16.

Russell Brand sexual assault allegations

Brand was accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women over the course of seven years from 2006 to 2013.

• One woman, identified as “Nadia,” alleged the “Get Him to the Greek” star raped her against the wall of his Los Angeles home in 2012 and that she was treated at a rape crisis center the same day, according to medical records cited by news outlets.
• Another accuser, who was 16 at the time and is known only by the pseudonym “Alice,” alleged the then-31-year-old called her “the child” and assaulted her during their “emotionally abusive and controlling” three-month relationship, according to the report.
• A woman identified as “Phoebe” claimed he sexually assaulted her at his property in West Hollywood after they met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, according to the Times of London. Brand allegedly trapped her in a bedroom and chased her around before pinning her down and assaulting her. 
• The star’s ex-girlfriend Jordan Martin made similar accusations in her self-published 2014 book “kNot: Entanglement with a Celebrity.” She claims he sexually assaulted her at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, England, after becoming angry that she had spoken to an ex-boyfriend in 2007.
• Pop star Dannii Minogue angrily labeled Brand a “vile predator” as far back as 2006 — accusing him of creeping her out by perving over her “fabulous breasts” and refusing to “take no for an answer.”

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Brand denied the allegations in a video on YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, alerting fans to “serious criminal” allegations that he said would be made against him.

“Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks, are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” Branded shared. “The relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual.”

While the investigation proceeds, YouTube has suspended Brand from making money on the video streaming site, his pub “Crown Inn,” located in Pishill, Britain, has been temporarily shut down and BBC has formally launched a review into the comedian’s time at the network.

Brand has denied the claims. The Post has sought comment from Brand’s representatives.

Kelly noted that one of Brand’s alleged victims sought treatment at a Santa Monica medical facility on the day that the actor-comedian raped her while not wearing a condom.

The alleged victim, “Nadia,” told the Times that Brand sent text messages in which he was apologetic and “embarrassed by my behavior.”

“Could you please for a second stay open-minded to the possibility that the women are telling the truth?” Kelly said, citing the text messages and the fact that the alleged victim sought treatment.

Kelly added: “We don’t need to so overcorrect from the #MeToo movement that every woman gets completely disregarded and called a liar when she finds the guts to come forward and make an allegation.”

“They may be telling the truth!”

The #MeToo movement is named after the social media hashtag that went viral in 2017 in which women were encouraged to share stories of being victimized by powerful men in Hollywood, the media, finance, and other industries.

Kelly said that perceived excesses of #MeToo should not prevent a deeper look into Brand’s alleged behavior.

“It’s worth investigating,” she said. “We don’t need a knee-jerk ‘Condemn him.’ And we don’t need the knee-jerk ‘Condemn them’!”

Kelly slammed those who are rushing to take Brand’s side.

“I’m just pissed because of what I’ve seen is like a rash of guys coming out to be like, ‘It’s bulls–t,’” she said. “You don’t know whether it’s bulls–t or not!”

“Did you read the report of this woman?” Kelly said, referencing Nadia.

“Did you read the alleged rape details? Did you read the text message that she has from Russell Brand begging for forgiveness?”

“There’s at least enough for us to want more facts. That’s it.”