Russell Brand ‘Grinned Like a Clown' After Dragging Woman Into Bar Toilet, Court Told
The former comedian denies three rape counts and four other sexual offence charges as a woman tells Southwark Crown Court he assaulted her in a Soho bar.
- 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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Editor’s note: This story contains details of alleged sexual offenses that some readers may find distressing. Russell Brand encouraged a woman to swap phone numbers after allegedly orally raping her in the toilet of a London bar, a court has heard. On day six of Brand’s rape trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court, the jury was shown a video of a 2023 police interview with an alleged victim. She later gave witness evidence from behind a screen…
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Russell Brand ‘grinned like a clown' after dragging woman into bar toilet, court told
Russell Brand "grinned like a clown" after he dragged a woman into the toilet of a Soho bar and sexually assaulted her, a court has heard.
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