Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault.
The comedian and actor, 49, was charged with the rape of a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area, and the oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2004 in the Westminster area of London.
He was also charged with indecently assaulting a woman in 2001, and sexually assaulting another woman between 2004 and 2005 – both alleged to have taken place in Westminster.
In a video posted on X, Brand previously denied the charges and “welcomed” the opportunity to defend himself in court.
Detectives began investigating Brand in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations, which followed reporting by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times.
In the Dispatches programme, four women alleged assaults had taken place between 2006 and 2013, a period in which Brand was working for the BBC and Channel 4, as well as starring in Hollywood films.
Russell Brand appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Photo: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire)An investigation, launched by Banijay UK – which bought the company that produced some of the Channel 4 shows Brand worked on – found that informally raised concerns about the comedian and actor’s behaviour while he worked on several of the channel’s programmes were “not properly escalated or adequately addressed”.
The Channel 4 investigation found “no evidence” that staff were aware of accusations about the comedian and actor contained in the Dispatches programme.
The BBC’s review published in January 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”.
Brand, who presented a BBC Radio 2 show between 2006 and 2008, left the role after his on-air prank, now known as Sachsgate, when he left a “lewd” voicemail for Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs about his granddaughter.
He also presented on Big Brother spin-off shows Big Brother’s Big Mouth and Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack in the noughties.
The TV and film star was married to US pop singer Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012 but is now married to Laura Gallacher, the sister of presenter Kirsty, and the pair have two children, Mabel and Peggy.
How has Brand previously responded?
In a video posted on X, Brand previously denied the charges and “welcomed” the opportunity to defend himself in court.
The actor said: “I’ve always told you guys that when I was young and single, before I had my wife and family…I was a fool.
“I was a fool before I lived in the light of the lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict, and an imbecile.
“But what I never was, was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.
“I want to thank all of you for your continuing support.”
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