United Kingdom, April 23 -- Russell Brand has revealed he slept with a 16 year old when he was 30.

The British comedian, now 50, has opened up about a past sexual encounter which he claimed was "consensual" while admitting he would now see the situation as "exploitative" given his fame.

Appearing on The Megyn Kelly Show, he said: "The plain fact of it is, in Europe and in the United Kingdom, where I'm from, the age of consent is 16. And I did sleep with a 16 year old when I was 30.

"But when I was 30, I was a very different person. I was a lot younger, and I was an immature 30 year old.

"Consensual sex, actually, with a variety of people when there is a strong power differential, because there is when you're a famous man that has the ...