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Woman Tells U.K. Court that Comedian Russell Brand Treated Her Like an Animal
The youngest accuser said Brand forced anal sex after a consensual encounter, and the jury heard she later texted that he had treated her like an animal.
- On Wednesday, jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London heard recorded police interviews detailing rape allegations against comedian Russell Brand, 51. Brand faces seven charges involving six women spanning 1999 to 2009, all of which he denies.
- A complainant alleged that a 2009 meeting at Brand's £2.3 million Hampstead home, which began consensually, turned non-consensual when he forced her into anal sex. She told police the experience left her feeling "degraded" and like she was treated "like a piece of meat."
- Brand later texted the woman he wanted to "push her further," prompting her to reply he had treated her "like an animal." Defense barrister Ian Winter KC maintains these historic sexual encounters were fully consensual and have been "reimagined" by accusers.
- Having been "triggered" by a 2023 Dispatches documentary, the complainant broke down in tears while insisting she had no ulterior motive to lie. Jurors will hear evidence regarding the seven charges over the expected six-week trial.
- Covering a 10-year period from 1999 to 2009, Brand faces charges involving six different women. The trial explores whether these interactions constitute criminal offenses or, as the defense argues, consensual encounters that have been misinterpreted years later.
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Brand, who was once one of the UK's most famous presenters and former husband of American singer Katy Perry, is being tried on three rape charges.
Russell Brand’s Accuser Gives Court Testimony About Alleged Assault as Trial Continues
New testimony has emerged against Russell Brand as his sexual assault trial continues at Southwark Crown Court. During proceedings, an alleged victim recalled an encounter with Brand in 2009 and told police that she felt “like a piece of meat” after the alleged assault. Russell Brand is accused of treating a fan “like a piece […]
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