{"id":212780,"date":"2025-12-23T18:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/russell-brand-charged-with-new-rape-sexual-assault-crimes\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:16:05","slug":"russell-brand-charged-with-new-rape-sexual-assault-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/russell-brand-charged-with-new-rape-sexual-assault-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand Charged With New Rape, Sexual Assault Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Disgraced comedian Russell Brand is facing a new round of criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyd5ynxvqxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC<\/a>, London\u2019s Metropolitan Police have charged Brand with \u201ctwo further offences, including one count of rape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new charges stem from allegations made by two women whose names have not been made public.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand poses for photographs as he arrives to deliver The Reading Agency Lecture at The Institute of Education on November 25, 2014 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-543963 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-2048x1328.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-960x622.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-1080x700.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-1200x778.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-459571154-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russell Brand poses for photographs as he arrives to deliver The Reading Agency Lecture at The Institute of Education on November 25, 2014 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Carl Court\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report indicates that Brand is due to appear in court on January 20.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged rape took place between February 2009 and March 2009<\/p>\n<p>The new charges come on the heels of a slew of earlier accusations against the controversial comic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/russell-brand-charged-with-rape-following-lengthy-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brand was first charged with rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault<\/a> in 2024 following a lengthy investigation prompted by media coverage of Brand\u2019s alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand takes part in a discussion at Esquire Townhouse, Carlton House Terrace on October 14, 2017 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-543965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand takes part in a discussion at Esquire Townhouse, Carlton House Terrace on October 14, 2017 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-543965 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-861354772-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russell Brand takes part in a discussion at Esquire Townhouse, Carlton House Terrace on October 14, 2017 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brand was previously accused of raping one woman in 1999 and assaulting another in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Westminster between 2004 and 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Other counts pertain to the alleged oral rape and sexual assault of a fourth woman in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>After getting his start as a stand-up comic and TV personality in his native UK, Brand went on to star in Hollywood films like <em>Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/em> and <em>Get Him To The Greek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand arrives at the premiere of Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films' 'The Tempest' at the El Capitan Theatre on December 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-543964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-2048x1430.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-960x670.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1080x754.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1200x838.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand arrives at the premiere of Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films' 'The Tempest' at the El Capitan Theatre on December 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-543964 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-2048x1430.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-960x670.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1080x754.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-1200x838.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-107366270-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russell Brand arrives at the premiere of Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films\u2019 \u2018The Tempest\u2019 at the El Capitan Theatre on December 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent years, he has rebranded as a right-wing political commentator, a move that many have derided as a calculated attempt to curry favor with people who might be in a position to offer a pardon or asylum.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old has yet to speak publicly about the new charges against him, but he has previously denied any wrongdoing and framed himself as the victim of a witch hunt.<\/p>\n<p>He pled not guilty to the previous charges, and his trial is slated to begin on June 16.<\/p>\n<p>Brand has said he is \u201cincredibly grateful\u201d to be able to face his accusers in court.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/russell-brand-charged-with-new-rape-sexual-assault-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Disgraced comedian Russell Brand is facing a new round of criminal charges. According to a new report from the BBC, London\u2019s Metropolitan Police have charged Brand with \u201ctwo further offences, including one count of rape.\u201d The new charges stem from allegations made by two women whose names have not been made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-212780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}