Russell Brand slapped with more rape and sexual assault cases
Russell Brand is facing two new cases for rape and sexual assault, according to the Metropolitan Police.
In a report by the BBC, the Crown Prosecution Service has approved the additional charges against the actor and comedian in relation to two further women.
He is now set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Jan. 20, 2026 to answer the new charges.
The cases allegedly happened back in 2009. These come after Brand was previously slapped with five offenses in April earlier this year: two counts of rape, one of indecent assault, and two of sexual assault.
These were said to have taken place between 1999 and 2005 involving four women.
The allegations against Brand include the rape of a woman in Bournemouth in 1999, as well as a separate incident in 2001 in Westminster wherein he allegedly grabbed another woman by force and attempted to pull her into a men’s restroom.
Another incident purported that the actor kissed and groped a woman in Westminster between 2004 and 2005, while the remaining cases allege that he committed oral rape and sexual assault against a woman in 2004.
In a video response on X, Brand denied the charges.
"I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict, and an imbecile, but what I never was was a rapist. I've never engaged in non-consensual activity," he said in the video.
Investigations into the issue began in 2023 after the allegations were reported by Channel 4 TV’s Dispatches show and The Sunday Times newspaper.
Brand became known internationally as the husband of pop star Katy Perry after forging a career in Britain with risque comedy routines. They have since separated and finalized their divorce in 2012.
