Woman tells UK trial Russell Brand allegedly raped her

Summary

A woman told police, in an interview played to a London court on Tuesday, that British actor and comedian Russell Brand anally raped her at his house, ignoring her pleas for him to stop. She said she had willingly gone to his home for consensual sex. The Guardian reports she said she "couldn't speak or breathe" during the alleged attack at his London townhouse, after he picked her out from a crowd following one of his gigs, and that he looked "horrified" afterward before telling her to "clear up the mess you've made." The account is part of Brand's ongoing trial.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   20 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that the accuser told police, in an interview played to a London court on Tuesday, that Russell Brand anally raped her after she had willingly gone to his house for consensual sex, ignoring her pleas for him to stop.

2. The Guardian

   20 Oct 2026, 18:22 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that a woman told the court she "couldn't speak or breathe" when Russell Brand raped her at his London townhouse after picking her out from a crowd following one of his gigs, and that he told her to "clear up the mess you've made."