Farage was a guest on Brand’s podcast after sexual assault investigation began

Podcast appearance in 2024

Farage joined Russell Brand’s online show in July 2024, months after sexual assault allegations against Brand were made public. Brand was charged in April 2025. At the end of the show, Brand thanked Farage for the chance to speak and said he hoped they would have more opportunities to talk.

Farage had addressed allegations

Farage had spoken about the allegations on GB News in September 2023. He said he was not a big fan of Brand and would not prejudge his guilt or innocence.

Farage also referred to accounts in Brand’s autobiography about his behaviour towards women, describing them as disturbing and abusive. He said Brand had upset powerful people, including Bill Gates, in what appeared to refer to Brand’s anti-vaccine views.

The two had clashed on BBC’s Question Time in 2014. Farage later said an assistant had straightened Brand’s chest hair and that Brand “didn’t seem to utter a word of sense,” according to Farage.

Later comments on Brand

After the verdict, Farage discussed the allegations on Australia’s News 24. He said cases involving events from two decades earlier were difficult to judge from a distance and referred to the lack of hard evidence.

Farage also expressed support for Jemima Goldsmith, Brand’s former partner, who has accused him of assault. Farage said he believed her account that Brand had been violent and abusive, and said the judicial system had worked.

Farage on reaching younger voters

Asked about the Brand podcast and his comments on Tate, Farage said he wanted to reach younger people who felt dictated to and lectured. He said he would do so if other politicians were unwilling to engage with them.