Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex
Brand denied non-consensual sex as prosecutors said six women accused him of rape and sexual assault after a 2023 media investigation.
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Judge Bennathan ruled insufficient evidence supported an indecent-assault charge against Russell Brand, directing jurors to return a not-guilty verdict and amending the indictment to attempted indecent assault.
- A September 2023 investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times, and Channel 4 brought allegations of rape and sexual misconduct involving six women into public view, sparking the criminal inquiry into Brand.
- Taking the stand Wednesday, Russell Brand denied all charges, describing the accusations as "defamatory and fictitious" and stating they had a "devastating" impact on his life and friendships.
- Jurors now consider the remaining six counts of rape and sexual assault as the trial enters its third week at Southwark Crown Court, with Brand's barrister Ian Winter continuing cross-examination.
- Following two weeks of prosecution testimony from six women alleging misconduct between 1999 and 2009, the defense will continue presenting its case for several weeks as Brand's trial proceeds.
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The former star presenter, who had been tried for two weeks in London for rape and sexual assault, denied the accusations made by six women, for events that occurred between 1999 and 2009.
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Ex-Comedian Russell Brand, accused of allegations of sexual violence, also rejected the allegations in his first statement in the trial. When Brand was called to the stand in London's Southwark Crown Court, his defender Ian Winter confronted him with the seven charges, as the PA news agency reported from the courtroom on Wednesday.
"My whole life has been consumed by these accusations," the comedian said during his testimony.
Russell Brand says friends won't touch him with a 'barge pole' after rape claims
Russell Brand says it was “devastating” to be accused of rape and told a court friends and colleague now will not “touch me with a barge pole”. The 51-year-old former comedian started giving evidence at his Southwark Crown Court trial on Wednesday morning with a series of denials to the allegations of rape and sexual […]
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