Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex
Brand told police he never engaged in non-consensual sex as jurors were ordered to clear him of one indecent assault count and consider a new charge.
- On Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court, an allegation of indecent assault against Russell Brand was changed to a charge of attempted indecent assault, as the trial involving six women continues.
- Prosecutors read prepared statements Brand gave during four police interviews held between September 2023 and July 2025, during which he insisted he 'never engaged in any non-consensual sexual activity.'
- Barrister Ian Winter KC told the court Brand denies all non-consensual sex, arguing that claims from the six alleged victims have been 'reimagined' since accusations first emerged in 2023.
- Brand characterized the 2023 documentary and newspaper reports as 'defamatory and fictitious,' claiming media and police invitations led to 'further incidents to be reinvented or reimagined.'
- Describing his past interactions as 'friendly, consensual and warm,' Brand noted he routinely made provocative jokes while aware his actions could be publicly recorded and end up in tabloids.
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He is charged with three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault and, on Tuesday, the judge ordered the jury to issue a "not guilty" verdict regarding an allegation of sexual abuse
British actor and humorist Russell Brand told the police that he never maintained sexual relations without consent and claimed that consensual meetings of his past were reinterpreted unfavorably decades later. The statements were presented this Tuesday during the artist's trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London, where he responds to charges of sexual crimes against six women between 1999 and 2009.
Russell Brand told police all sexual encounters were consensual, court hears; cleared of one indecent assault count, he faces a new attempted indecent assault charge in trial involving six women
Russell Brand told police that all his past sexual encounters were consensual, a London court heard during his trial over alleged sexual offences involving six women. A judge directed a not-guilty verdict on one indecent assault count, but Brand now faces a charge of attempted indecent assault. He denies the allegations against him.
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