Russell Brand Accused of Predatory Behavior by Several More Women: “I Begged Him to Stop”
Six women make new allegations
The Times reported Thursday that six more women accused Brand of predatory behavior or misconduct. The reporting was by Charlotte Wace and Rosamund Urwin, who also led a 2023 investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.
The Times said the allegations could not be published before the criminal case ended, citing the risk of affecting proceedings. Brand’s lawyer sought more time to respond and said he would consider “injunctive relief,” but the deadline passed without a response, the journalists reported.
Women describe encounters
A woman identified as Vicky said she had met Brand several times for consensual sex. She told The Times that during their final meeting he began intimacy without warning, continued after she said it hurt, and did not stop when she asked him to.
A woman identified as Zoe described an encounter in 2013, after Brand’s separation from Katy Perry. She said he grabbed her, put a hand on her throat and penetrated her with a finger; she told The Times she froze and did not resist.
Conviction and investigations
Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of one rape and three sexual assaults. He was cleared of three other counts.
The Metropolitan Police had confirmed he was also under investigation for two alleged rapes. Brand maintained throughout his trial that his sexual encounters were consensual. One further allegation described by The Times relates to 2015, when Brand was in a relationship with Laura, now his wife. She attended court with him and told the jury he was a “caring and kind” person and a “wonderful father” to their three children.
Key points
- Six women made new allegations, according to The Times and a Netflix documentary.
- One woman said Brand continued after she asked him to stop because she was in pain.
- Brand is serving a 10-year-and-six-month sentence for rape and sexual assault.
- Police had confirmed investigations into two additional alleged rapes.