Six more women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct or predatory behaviour against Russell Brand, according to an investigation published Thursday, Nov. 12, by The Times and The Sunday Times. The report comes three days after the former comedian and actor was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
One woman told the newspapers that she met Brand through work and later had an on-and-off relationship with him. She alleges that on one occasion he had sex with her without her consent and later apologised in person and by text. Another woman, who said she met Brand in 2007 when she was 19, alleges he continued having sex with her after she told him it hurt and asked him to stop.
A third woman said she met Brand after a 2013 performance in San Francisco and alleged that he forced his hand down her trousers. The newspapers said most of the women contacted reporters after a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in September 2023. The outlets held back the additional accounts until the trial concluded to avoid prejudicing the proceedings.
The newspapers approached Brand through his legal representatives after Monday's sentencing. His lawyer indicated he would consider seeking an injunction, according to The Guardian, and did not respond to the allegations by the agreed deadline. Brand has previously denied wrongdoing and maintained that his sexual encounters were consensual. As of Thursday evening, no new charges tied to the six accounts had been publicly confirmed.
In the earlier case, a jury at London's Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving offences committed between 2004 and 2009. The jury acquitted him of two other counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault. The Metropolitan Police said Brand will remain on the sex offenders' register for life.
