Russell Brand trial hears of 'insane' sexual appetite

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 09:27 · Archive

Russell Brand's former assistant told court he had an 'insane sexual appetite' and asked her to obtain phone numbers from female fans.

Russell Brand faced testimony at Southwark Crown Court on Monday as his former personal assistant Helen Berger described her experience working for him between June 2006 and February 2007. Brand, 51, is accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one charge of indecent assault. Six women have made accusations spanning 10 years starting in 1999.

Berger told the court that Brand had an 'insane sexual appetite' and would ask her to obtain phone numbers of female fans. She said that while she never saw him do anything against the law, she witnessed him 'treat women poorly'. According to her statement, read to the court by prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC, Brand was sleeping with women 'day and night' during her time as his assistant and would find random women online to sleep with. She described an environment where she once had to stop his mother and girlfriend from walking in on him during sex in his dressing room. She also said his requests for female fans' phone numbers made her 'uncomfortable' and she eventually stopped complying.

Berger left her job because she was burnt out and 'sick of him'. She made her statement to police in May 2024. The prosecution also presented a statement from the manager of a woman who said Brand sexually assaulted her when she worked for Channel 4 in 2009.

How it is being reported

• Russell Brand trial latest: Comedian asked assistant for phone numbers of female fans, court toldPresenter had an “insane sexual appetite” and was sleeping with women “day and night”, his former personal assistant told jurorsThe Independent · 27 Oct, 09:11
• Brand’s former assistant describes ‘insane’ appetite in court statementRussell Brand's former personal assistant told a court Monday about her experience working for him, saying he had an "insane sexual appetite."UPI · 26 Oct, 18:33

In this story: Russell Brand · Helen Berger · Southwark Crown Court · Channel 4

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