Ian Winter KC told jurors there was “no evidence” Russell Brand was a rapist, arguing Brand believed all encounters were consensual and behaved normally during and after the alleged incidents.
The defense said one complainant had watched the 2023 Channel 4 documentary before giving evidence and argued the program and publicity had “contaminated” the allegations, making the case fundamentally unfair.
Winter also attacked the prosecution’s use of Brand’s 2007 memoir, saying jokes in “My Booky Wook” could not reliably prove what happened in 1999 and calling that line of argument “desperation.”
Brand has pleaded not guilty to 3 counts of rape, 3 counts of sexual assault and 1 count of attempted indecent assault over alleged incidents between 1999 and 2009 after a three-week trial.