Russell Brand trial hears assault allegations in Soho bar toilet

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Russell Brand is on trial accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, which he denies.

Russell Brand, a 51-year-old former comedian and TV host, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He denies all charges.

A woman gave a recorded police interview, played in court on Monday, describing an incident at a 2004 birthday party in a crowded Soho bar. She said that within a minute of starting a conversation with Brand, he grabbed her breasts without consent. She described his expression as resembling 'a clown' with 'a weird look in the eye'. The woman alleged Brand then dragged her into a toilet cubicle and forced her to perform oral sex while telling her 'don't be a spoilsport'.

The woman said she was shocked by the assault, telling Brand 'What the hell are you doing? I've literally just met you'. Brand's defence is that all sexual encounters involved were consensual.

How it is being reported

• Russell Brand ‘grinned like a clown' after dragging woman into bar toilet, court toldRussell Brand "grinned like a clown" after he dragged a woman into the toilet of a Soho bar and sexually assaulted her, a court has heard.Oxford Mail · 19 Oct, 12:30
• Russell Brand ‘grinned like a clown' after dragging woman into bar toilet, court toldRussell Brand "grinned like a clown" after he dragged a woman into the toilet of a Soho bar and sexually assaulted her, a court has heard.Oxfordshire Guardian · 19 Oct, 12:30

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