Comedian denies abuse
Russell Brand sees indictment as politically motivated
Russell Brand sees indictment as politically motivated
04/08/2025, 10:42 a.m.
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Again Russell Brand rejects the severe allegations of rape and abuse against him. The comedian explains that all of his sexual acts were mutually acceptable. After charges were raised against him, he senses a conspiracy.
The British comedian and actor Russell Brand has once again commented on the severe allegations of rape and sexual abuse that were raised against him in London. In his show “Stay Free With Russell Brand” on the Rumbard video platform, the entertainer vehemently contested that they have ever performed sexual actions without consent.
In his detailed statement, Brand addressed that the accusations were due to alleged incidents more than 20 years ago. “At that time I must have been trapped by a kind of darkness,” he admitted, referring to his way of life, which was shaped by sex, drugs and alcohol.
According to his own comedian, his own information now spoke openly about his past and his previous dealings with women. “Back then I had sex with all kinds of people,” said Brand. His celebrity had led to “women thrown towards me”, and he himself wanted nothing more than “losing endless pleasure”.
Cooperation with authorities announced
Despite these admission of his excessive life, Brand emphasized that consent was always the most important for him. The fact that he had had many sexual encounters in his past does not mean that he had raped someone or sexually abused someone.
Brand announced that he wanted to work with the authorities as part of the procedure. At the same time, he indicated that the indictment could be politically motivated. The fan of US President Donald Trump suspects that he is now being charged because he has critically commented. Most recently, Brand had increasingly positioned itself as the opponent of the alleged establishment. On his various online channels, he often spreads controversial content on topics such as Covid-19 or global political events.
That’s what the indictment is about
According to the police, the indictment refers to alleged events with four different women and five concrete incidents that are said to have occurred between 1999 and 2005. As “The Times” reports, the investigation had already started in September 2023 after several accusations had become known in the course of a large revelation research by the Channel 4 documentary “Dispatches” and the “Sunday Times”.
Brand, which has mainly lived in the United States in recent years, is due to appear in front of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on May 2. In the event of a conviction, the 49-year-old threatens several years in prison.
The investigators emphasize that the procedure is still open. People who were affected by the case or had relevant information were asked to report to the police. The ex-husband of pop star Katy Perry has already understood several times in the past that all of his sexual relationships were “always mutual”.
