Russell Brand Accuser Tells Jury He Raped Her in 1999, Rejecting Consent Claim
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Updated · Reuters · Oct 15
Russell Brand Accuser Tells Jury He Raped Her in 1999, Rejecting Consent Claim
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Oct 15
Summary
A woman accusing Russell Brand of rape told jurors she said “no” and “didn’t consent,” angrily rejecting defense suggestions that the 1999 encounter in her room was consensual.
Under cross-examination at Southwark Crown Court, she said she could not struggle because she “couldn’t breathe,” described Brand as “frightening” and “menacing,” and said she was certain: “I know he raped me.”
The accuser said shame and fear of not being believed stopped her going to police in 1999, and that a 2023 documentary about Brand prompted her to come forward.
Brand, 51, denies all seven charges—three rapes, three sexual assaults and one indecent assault—linked to six women between 1999 and 2009; the trial is expected to last about 6 weeks.