Woman tells UK court that comedian Russell Brand raped her
The third complainant said Brand groped her, dragged her into a toilet and forced oral sex after a birthday party in Soho.
- On Monday, the jury at Southwark Crown Court watched a 2023 video police interview with the third complainant, while Russell Brand arrived for the second week of his trial accompanied by his wife, Laura Gallacher.
- Brand faces seven charges including three counts of rape, three of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault involving six women across a 10-year period between 1999 and 2009.
- At a 2004 party at London's Nordic Bar in Soho, the woman alleged Brand grabbed her breasts before dragging her into a toilet, telling police, "I just closed my eyes and tried not to be there."
- Brand has pleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming his encounters with women were consensual; the trial is expected to last six weeks.
- Individuals seeking support can contact Rape Crisis's 24/7 Support Line at 0808 500 2222, or report sexual assault to police by calling 999 or 101.
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On the first day of the second week of trial against Russell Brand, today, Monday, October 19, in front of the Southwark Crown Court appeared the third alleged victim of the actor and comedian. The jurors listened to the recording of his police interrogation of 2023, in which the woman tells of having met Brand in a bar of [...] The article "From eccentric and effeminate has turned into a monster and raped me, he said "Enjoy it!." In the MTV off…
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