Russell Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by six additional women.
The 51-year-old, who was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, now faces a new series of allegations said to span a decade. The claims include accusations that he ignored women who asked him to stop during sex and used his celebrity status to pursue young fans.
In a fresh investigation by The Times and The Sunday Times, six women have described alleged sexual assault, coercive conduct and humiliation involving the former Hollywood star.
One woman alleges that Brand had sex with her without consent and apologised afterwards. Another says he continued having sex with her despite her repeatedly telling him to stop because she was in pain.
A third woman claims the comedian seized her by the throat and sexually assaulted her in a hotel room. Another alleges that, as recently as 2015, he tried to pull her into a disabled toilet at a London venue.
The latest claims emerged after Brand was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court this week.
The allegations have not been tested in court. They could not previously be published because of concerns that doing so might prejudice the criminal proceedings against him.
Most of the six women first approached journalists after the joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches in September 2023. That report prompted an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
Russell Brand, 51, was found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others at Southwark Crown Court this week
Russell Brand outside Southwark Crown Court on November 5 with his wife Laura Gallacher, on the day he was found guilty of his crimes
One of those speaking out is a woman using the pseudonym Alex, who first met Brand during a professional meeting at his London home in the late 2000s.
Alex, who was in her thirties at the time, said the comedian initially charmed her by behaving like an “enthralled fan”. The pair later began an on-off relationship.
She alleges that Brand’s conduct became increasingly controlling and that, on one occasion, he had sex with her without her consent after she asked him to stop because he was not wearing a condom.
Alex claims Brand ignored her objections and continued despite her attempts to move away. She said she did not physically resist because she feared how he might respond.
Brand allegedly apologised to her in person and later by text message. Alex said those apologies were why she continued the relationship: “I justified it in my head by saying to myself: at least he admitted it.”
It is not the first allegation that Brand apologised to a woman after an alleged sexual assault.
Nadia, who spoke to The Times and The Sunday Times for their original 2023 investigation, still has messages showing how she confronted Brand in the hours after she alleges he raped her.
“When a girl say[s] NO it means no,” she wrote.
Brand replied that he was “very sorry”.
Another woman, identified as Vicky, alleges that Brand continued having sex with her even after she repeatedly begged him to stop because she was in pain.
Vicky was 19 when she first met Brand after attending one of his performances in 2007. She says he singled her out from the audience and asked for her telephone number.
The two later began a sexual relationship, but Vicky claims Brand’s conduct became progressively more degrading.
She alleges that during their final meeting, Brand began having sex with her on a sofa at his rented home while another woman was in a nearby bedroom.
Vicky says the sex became so painful that she asked him to stop twice. She alleges that he ignored her and carried on.
Russell Brand and Kristen Bell in the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall in 2008
Russell Brand at the premiere of “Bedtime Stories” in Los Angeles in 2008
Vicky claims Brand later appeared to acknowledge that something had been wrong when he told her: “Tonight was consensual. Nobody did anything they didn’t want to do.”
She said she understood the comment as a warning and was left deeply distressed by the encounter.
“I didn’t want to remember the fairy tale of meeting him that then turned into an utter nightmare,” she said.
A third woman, identified as Zoe, alleges that Brand sexually assaulted her in a hotel room after singling her out at a comedy show in San Francisco in May 2013.
Zoe, who was in her late twenties, claims Brand commented on her breasts while she was in the audience and approached her after the performance.
She says Brand touched her breasts and bottom while they talked at the venue, obtained her telephone number and later invited her to his hotel.
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Zoe alleges that his manner changed sharply once she arrived and that he became physically aggressive.
She claims Brand grabbed her, put one hand around her throat and pushed his other hand down her trousers before penetrating her with his finger without consent.
Zoe said she froze during the alleged assault and did not try to fight back. She claims Brand then abruptly told her to leave.
The investigation also includes allegations from a woman identified as Georgia, who met Brand at a music festival in 2005.
Katy Perry and Russell Brand, who were married for just over a year, in 2010
She alleges that Brand subjected her to months of controlling and sexually degrading behaviour.
Georgia, who was in her mid-twenties at the time, says Brand initially showered her with compliments and pursued her persistently after noticing her in the crowd.
She claims he sent a stream of flirtatious messages and emails before inviting her to a London performance, where she discovered he had another girlfriend.
When Georgia confronted him and tried to leave, she alleges that Brand threatened to kill himself unless she went home with him.
The pair began seeing one another, but Georgia says his behaviour became increasingly manipulative and humiliating.
She alleges that Brand insisted she brush her teeth whenever she visited his home and repeatedly pressured her to have sex, including allegedly offering her money on one occasion.
Georgia said the conduct left her feeling humiliated and that she eventually stopped replying to his messages.
Another woman, Rosie, alleges that Brand made degrading demands after she met him through a BBC Radio 6 Music competition in 2006.
Rosie, who was in her late twenties at the time, claims she initially had a sexual encounter with Brand in a disabled lavatory before they began seeing each other occasionally.
During a later visit to his home, however, Rosie alleges that Brand ordered her to lick a toilet seat.
She says he became angry when she refused and abruptly withdrew his affection.
“He then got angry and seemed pissed off that I wouldn’t let him humiliate me,” she said.
The sixth woman, identified as Louise, alleges that Brand tried to lure her into a disabled toilet at a London venue where she worked in 2015.
Louise, who was in her late twenties, claims Brand pursued her despite their relationship being strictly professional.
She says a member of Brand’s staff called her to a disabled toilet, where Brand was waiting in darkness.
When she refused to enter, Louise alleges that Brand asked her for toilet paper and grabbed her forearm as she tried to pass it to him.
She says she managed to get away but was left frightened and in tears.
Louise told The Times that she feared Brand intended to sexually assault her if he managed to pull her inside.
“I subsequently went into another room and properly cried, because I felt like a piece of meat,” she said.
The new allegations raise further questions about how Brand allegedly used his fame and access to young women during the peak of his television and comedy career.
According to the investigation, Brand approached three of the six women at his own performances, allegedly singling out female fans and arranging for members of his entourage to obtain their telephone numbers.
Several women also said they initially felt flattered by the attention of a well-known comedian before allegedly experiencing controlling or degrading treatment.
The fresh claims follow Brand’s conviction for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
He was acquitted of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
The criminal investigation began after the original allegations were published in September 2023. Brand strongly denied those claims.
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