US EditionRussell Brand says he feels 'blessed' outside court before pleading not guilty to new charges
Russell Brand faces seven charges of sexual offences involving six women from the late 1990s to 2009, with a trial scheduled for June, police and prosecutors said.
- On February 24, 2026 at Southwark Crown Court, Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and one count of sexual assault and confirmed his name from the dock.
- Following reporting by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Sunday Times, detectives began investigating Brand in September 2023, and the Met Police charged him with two new offences in December relating to two women, adding to April 2025 charges involving four women.
- The two new charges are alleged to have occurred in 2009 in London, involving two women and incidents including a hotel-room rape at a Labour conference and assaults on TV and radio workers.
- His bail was renewed at the hearing, and a management hearing next month will decide whether to join the new allegations to the June trial at Southwark Crown Court.
- Brand, now largely an online figure, mixes wellness, politics and religion, told reporters he felt 'blessed' and said, `Of course, I'm now going to have the opportunity to defend these charges in court. And I'm incredibly grateful for that.
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Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to new charges of rape and sexual assault that allegedly occurred in 2009. The star had previously pleaded not guilty to five other charges.
Russell Brand In Court To Face New Sexual Assault Charges
ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGARussell Brand is tackling his ongoing sexual assault debacle with faith. The disgraced actor, famously known as Katy Perry's ex-husband, has been embroiled in a years-long legal case that saw five women publicly accuse him of scathing crimes. These alleged victims slammed Russell Brand for sexual assault, rape, and emotional abuse. The accusations stemmed from incidents that happened in the past, dating as far back as 1999. R…
British comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to new charges of rape and sexual assault. Brand, who already faces similar allegations from four women, denied the new charges at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court. The alleged incidents took place in 2009, the Crown Prosecution Service said. In April, Brand was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. Prosecutors later said the…
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