Russell Brand faces fresh allegations after ‘more women come forward to police’ after rape and sexual assault charges
RUSSELL Brand is facing further allegations after more women have come forward to the police, it has emerged.
The comedian and actor, 49, who has been charged with rape and sexual assault, is facing complaints from at least three more women.
They reportedly contacted the Met Police after the Crown Prosecution Service authorised five sex offence charges against Brand on April 4.
The star’s supporters are also said to have sent threats and abuse to investigating police through an email address shared by Scotland Yard to gather information.
There is no suggestion Brand is involved.
He has denied all allegations and will fly back from Florida — where he now lives with his wife — to appear before Westminster magistrates on May 2.
Detectives began investigating after receiving a number of allegations in September 2023.
It followed reporting by Channel 4‘s Dispatches and The Sunday Times.
The Metropolitan Police said the charges relate to four women between 1999 and 2005.
Brand has previously denied the accusations, and said all his sexual relationships were “absolutely always consensual”.
He has been charged with the rape of a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area and the oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2004 in the Westminster area of London.
He has also been charged with indecently assaulting a woman in 2001 and sexually assaulting another woman between 2004 and 2005 – both offences are alleged to have taken place in Westminster, London.
Brand will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 2.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said: “The women who have made reports continue to receive support from specially trained officers.
“The Met’s investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police.”
In a video posted to X, Brand denied the alleged crimes.
He said: “I’ve always told you guys, when I was young and single, before I had my wife and family, I was a fool man.
“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 – I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.”
Brand was briefly married to pop star Katy Perry between 2010 and 2012.
In recent years, Brand has largely disappeared from mainstream media but has built up a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories.
He recently said he had moved to the United States.