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Disgraced comedian Russell Brand is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct, just days after he was sentenced to ten years in prison for rape and sexual assault in his native England.
Thursday, the British newspaper The times shared the stories of six other women who accused Brand of sexual abuse and other predatory behavior. The outlet said it did not publish the allegations while Brand’s criminal case played out to avoid potentially harming the trial. The 51-year-old has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
The new allegations follow a familiar pattern. One woman said she was dating Brand casually when he had sex with her without her consent in the late aughts. “He was really close, on top of me, and he was kind of pushing me — but I knew he didn’t have a condom on and I said, ‘No, stop,’ and I started trying to move. And… he didn’t,” she told the outlet. The woman alleged that Brand later apologized to her in person and via text message. “I justified it in my head by saying, at least he admitted it,” she said.
Another woman, who was 19 at the time Brand allegedly assaulted her in 2007, said he had sex with her even when she asked him to stop because he was hurting her. “My body wasn’t ready for it and it was painful,” she said. “A wave of discomfort hits me and I’m scared. And I say, ‘It’s painful,’ and it doesn’t stop. And then it gets worse and it’s really painful. And I say, ‘stop,’ and it doesn’t stop.” She told the Times Brand later said, “Tonight was consensual. No one did anything they didn’t want to do.”
Another woman, who said she met Brand as a fan after a performance in San Francisco in 2013, claimed he asked her to come to his hotel. There, he “manhandled” her, put his hands on her throat and forced her hand down her pants without her consent, she said. The woman added that she froze. “I didn’t resist. I just let it happen,” she told Times. A fourth woman said she had an ongoing sexual relationship with Brand and that he forced her to brush her teeth every time they met and that she once tried to “stick (his) penis down (her) throat so far” that it almost made her sick.
Another woman, who was also a fan of Brand, said they too had a casual sexual relationship in the late 2000s. She told the outlet the arrangement ended after Brand allegedly asked her to lick a toilet seat and she became angry when she refused to comply. The sixth woman said that while working at a venue Brand frequented in 2015, he aggressively grabbed her and tried to drag her into the toilet. She told the Times she was afraid he would sexually assault her if she hadn’t resisted. She added that she “really cried, because I felt like a piece of meat.”
Brand’s legal team did not immediately respond to The Cut’s request for comment. THE Times also said its lawyers have not responded to the claims, despite multiple requests for comment and an extension of the deadline.
Some women told Times they came forward because, although they were too intimidated by Brand’s power and influence to go to authorities, they wanted to support the other accusers. British police began investigating Brand in late 2023, following a joint investigation by Sunday hoursTHE Timesand Channel 4 Dispatches in which several women accused Brand of sexual assault, emotional abuse, and physical abuse. The controversial comedian was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and rape in April 2025, stemming from incidents between 1999 and 2009. Brand denied any wrongdoing at the time, saying in a video on he’s a rapist. I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity.”
After a four-week trial this fall, he was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. On Monday, he was sentenced to ten years in prison. During sentencing, Judge Joel Bennathan at London’s Southwark Crown Court chastised Brand for his “casual and arrogant disregard” for women. He added: “Whatever women wear, wherever they go, and whatever they drink, they retain the right to say no and demand justice from the criminal courts when sexual predators like you, Russell Brand, act without their consent. »
The Metropolitan Police told the BBC they had received new allegations against Brand during the trial. Officers are currently investigating the allegations.
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