British authorities have brought new charges of rape and sexual assault against the comedian Russell Brand on Tuesday.
UK This was reported by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). new charges – one count of rape and one of sexual assault – against Brand, who is already facing similar charges against four womenwere against two more women.
The alleged offenses took place in 2009 and the charges were brought following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, the CPS added.
Lionel Idan, the CPS' chief crown prosecutor, said Brand “has already been charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault in relation to recent recorded offenses committed between 1999 and 2005” – one in the English seaside town of Bournemouth and three others in London.
“Our prosecutors have worked to determine that there is sufficient evidence to bring these additional charges to trial and that it is in the public interest to continue criminal proceedings,” Idan continued. “The Crown Prosecution Service would like to remind everyone that criminal proceedings are active and the accused has the right to a fair trial.”
Brand, 50, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on two additional charges on January 20, 2026.
In May Take him to the Greek the actor pleaded not guilty allegations of rape and sexual assault featuring four women dating over 25 years ago.
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Brand denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He entered a plea of ”not guilty” after each charge was read at Southwark Crown Court.
The trial is also set for June 3, 2026, and is expected to last four to five weeks.
Brand did not speak to reporters as he arrived in court wearing dark sunglasses, a jacket, a black collared shirt unbuttoned below the chest and black jeans. In his right hand he held a copy Valley of Visionscollection of Puritan prayers.
Actor-comedian Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court for a hearing on charges of rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault involving four women in London, UK, May 30, 2025. The alleged crimes took place between 1999 and 2005 in Bournemouth and Westminster.
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Forget Sarah Marshall In recent years, the actor has retreated from mainstream media and gained a large online following through videos that mix health and conspiracy theories and discuss religious matters.
When the charges were announced in April, he said he welcomed the opportunity prove your innocence.
“I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord,” he said in video on social networks. “I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an idiot. But what I was never was a rapist. I never did anything without consent. I pray you can see that when you look into my eyes.”
— With files from The Associated Press
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