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The former comedian and his wife gave evidence in the case in which he denies all charges against himRussell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court began with widespread media coverage on 12 October. The former comedian and presenter faces three charge…
Read MoreIn closing speech, prosecutor says six women had ‘bravely’ come forward after realising they were not aloneSix women who have been “haunted” by their encounters with Russell Brand came forward to give evidence against him with nothing to gain and no ap…
Read MoreGiving evidence at her husband’s rape trial, Laura Brand says couple previously split up over his promiscuityRussell Brand’s wife has told a court that they previously split up over his promiscuity but that he was a “wonderful father” and an “amazingly…
Read MoreFormer comedian, in court on rape and sexual assault charges, says he misused position but ‘consent is more important than sex itself’Russell Brand has told a court that he was wrong to have used his fame and success to “facilitate” sexual activity wit…
Read MoreComedian accused of sexual offences against six women said consensual encounters were ‘unfavourably reframed decades later’Russell Brand told police he had led a “very promiscuous” life and consensual sexual encounters had been “unfavourably reframed d…
Read MoreBrand, charged with rape and sexual assault, was ‘sleeping with people day and night’, former assistant alleges Russell Brand had an “insane sexual appetite” and his bad behaviour was “normalised and dismissed” by those around him, his former personal …
Read MoreParents, colleagues and others encouraged her to go to police but she feared she would not be believedA woman told her mother that Russell Brand had raped her and “didn’t stop even when she screamed out in pain”, a court has heard.The woman also told a…
Read MoreBrand, 51, faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six womenA woman said Russell Brand degraded her and treated her like “a piece of meat” when he raped her at his London townhouse, a court has heard.She…
Read MoreWoman says alleged assault at comedian’s London home was one of most painful experiences of her lifeA woman has said she “couldn’t speak or breathe” when Russell Brand raped her at his London townhouse after picking her out from a crowd after one of hi…
Read MoreWoman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free from alleged assault that she says took place when she was working at MTV in 2001Russell Brand transformed into a “wild-eyed maniac” when he tried to drag a woman into a men’s toilets for a sexual encounter before…
Read MoreWoman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free from alleged assault that she says took place when she was working at MTV in 2001Russell Brand transformed into a “wild-eyed maniac” when he tried to drag a woman into a men’s toilets for a sexual encounter before…
Read MoreWoman claims comedian ‘pranced around like an ostrich’ before forcing himself on her in hotel room attackRussell Brand transformed into a “monster” when he allegedly forced a woman to take half-naked photographs of him before raping her in a hotel room…
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