# Brand denies rape as accuser describes degradation

> A woman tells Southwark crown court that Russell Brand raped her at his London home and later texted her saying he wanted to push her further.
- Title: Brand denies rape as accuser describes degradation | Shortify
- Summary: A woman tells Southwark crown court that Russell Brand raped her at his London home and later texted her saying he wanted to push her further. Russell Brand…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/21/woman-told-russell-brand-he-treated-her-like-an-animal-court-hears
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:32:58+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: russell brand, rape trial, southwark crown court, sexual assault, hampstead, hammersmith apollo, news, world
## Comedian faces multiple charges
Russell Brand, fifty-one, faces three rape charges, three sexual assault charges and one indecent assault charge against six women in allegations spanning ten years from nineteen ninety-nine to two thousand nine.
## Woman describes alleged assault
A woman told Southwark crown court that Brand raped her at his three-storey Victorian townhouse in Hampstead after picking her out from a crowd at his stand-up performance at the Hammersmith Apollo in early two…
## What happened before the assault
The woman said she performed oral sex on Brand after his gig despite having a boyfriend. Days later she went to his Hampstead home knowing she would have vaginal sex with him.
## The alleged rape
The woman alleged Brand anally raped her after consensual vaginal sex. She told police the assault left her bleeding for days and in pain, and she repeatedly begged him to stop.
## Text message months later
Months after the alleged rape, the woman bumped into Brand at the Edinburgh Festival. He then texted her saying: You're dirty and I wanna push you further.

> You're dirty and I wanna push you further.
## Her response to the message
The woman challenged Brand about the text. She said she replied: I think you've pushed me far enough, you treated me like an animal. Brand responded: I'm sorry.

> I think you've pushed me far enough, you treated me like an animal
## How she felt after the assault
The woman told police she felt completely degraded and treated like an animal, like a piece of meat. She carried guilt and shame about what happened for a long time afterwards.

> I felt completely degraded and fucking treated like an animal, like a piece of meat.
## Defence argues she consented
Brand's barrister Ian Winter KC suggested the woman consented to anal sex but later regretted it. He argued she went willingly to Brand's house and engaged in consensual sex beforehand.
## Woman insists she did not consent
The woman denied consenting to anal sex. She said she was in shock and pain during the assault and could not immediately tell Brand to stop. She maintained her lack of consent repeatedly.

> I didn't consent to what happened to me.
## Brand denies all charges
Brand denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty. He listened intently in the dock as the woman gave evidence from behind a screen at Southwark crown court on Wednesday. The trial continues.
## Key takeaway

Russell Brand denies three rape charges and four sexual assault charges as a woman testifies he anally raped her at his Hampstead home in early two thousand nine after consensual vaginal sex.