# Jemima Goldsmith accuses Russell Brand of assault

> The TV producer says Brand physically assaulted her in 2014 and subjected her to violence and coercive control, adding her account to those of women who testified at his trial.
- Title: Jemima Goldsmith accuses Russell Brand of assault | Shortify
- Summary: The TV producer says Brand physically assaulted her in 2014 and subjected her to violence and coercive control, adding her account to those of women who…
- Keywords: jemima goldsmith, russell brand, physical assault, coercive control, sexual assault conviction, police incident 2014, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/news/2026/nov/09/jemima-goldsmith-says-ex-partner-russell-brand-physically-assaulted-her
- Published: 2026-11-09T19:27:22+00:00
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- Topics: jemima goldsmith, russell brand, physical assault, coercive control, sexual assault conviction, police incident 2014, news, world
## Goldsmith speaks out after Brand's conviction
TV producer Jemima Goldsmith posted on X after Russell Brand was sentenced to more than ten years in prison for rape and sexual assault, saying she had her own experience with him.
## Goldsmith accuses Brand of violence
The fifty-two-year-old said Brand physically assaulted her and subjected her to violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship which reportedly ended in twenty fourteen.
## Police called to remove Brand in 2014
Goldsmith said she called police to have Brand removed from her house in twenty fourteen during a violent incident but chose not to press charges at the time.

> I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident.
## Why Goldsmith stayed silent
She said she did not go public with the assault because she was worried about press attention's impact on her then teenage children and has not seen or spoken to Brand since twenty fourteen.
## Goldsmith supported journalists exposing Brand
Goldsmith assisted journalists who exposed Brand in a Channel four Dispatches documentary and in reports in the Times and Sunday Times in twenty twenty-three.
## Goldsmith addresses harassment injunction
Goldsmith and Brand obtained a harassment injunction against a woman named Szilvia Berki in twenty fourteen after Berki made allegations against Brand following a massage booking at Goldsmith's home in June twenty fourteen.
## Goldsmith defends her account of Berki incident
Goldsmith said she was present during Berki's time with Brand and saw nothing untoward, despite Brand later being found guilty of sexually assaulting other women and physically assaulting her.

> If I saw any man abuse any woman under any circumstances, I would do my utmost to stop them, without hesitation.
## Key takeaway

Jemima Goldsmith has accused ex-partner Russell Brand of physical assault, violence and coercive control in 2014, after he was sentenced to more than ten years for rape and sexual assault.