# Russell Brand told woman to 'clear up the mess' after alleged rape

> A woman tells Southwark crown court that Brand raped her at his London home in 2009 after picking her out from a crowd at his gig.
- Title: Russell Brand told woman to 'clear up the mess' after alleged…
- Summary: A woman tells Southwark crown court that Brand raped her at his London home in 2009 after picking her out from a crowd at his gig. Russell Brand faces trial…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/russell-brand-told-woman-to-clear-up-mess-after-alleged-rape-court-hears
- Published: 2026-10-20T18:22:25+00:00
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- Topics: russell brand, southwark crown court, rape trial, sexual assault, london, hammersmith apollo, news, world
## Brand faces seven charges
Russell Brand, fifty-one, is charged with three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women.The allegations span from nineteen ninety-nine to two thousand nine.He denies all charges.
## Woman picked out at Hammersmith Apollo
A woman told police she was a massive fan of Brand and giddy to meet him after his stand-up performance at the Hammersmith Apollo in two thousand nine.
## Backstage encounter at the venue
Brand's security guard invited the trio backstage. The woman performed oral sex on Brand but refused penetrative sex. Brand then had sex on a sofa with a third woman who was nineteen years old.
## Brand's philosophy on ownership
When the woman left the dressing room, Brand asked why she had refused sex.She said she had a boyfriend.

> We don't belong to anyone, we're all free, the ownership of people is sort of what we've been sold.
## Visit to Hampstead townhouse
Brand asked for her phone number and messaged and called her.She said he was persuasive about visiting his three-storey townhouse in Hampstead, north-west London.
## Humiliation before the alleged assault
When she arrived, Brand told her: This is the best decision you've made.In his bedroom, he ordered her to shower because her hair smelled funny and made her brush her teeth.

> This is the best decision you've made.
## The alleged anal rape
After consensual vaginal sex, Brand anally raped the woman without warning or consent. She said: I felt like I couldn't speak or breathe, the amount of pain. She begged him to stop but he continued.

> I felt like I couldn't speak or breathe, the amount of pain.
## Brand's response after the assault
The woman said Brand looked absolutely fucking horrified after the alleged attack.She thought he would apologise but instead he said: You need to clear up the mess you've made.

> You need to clear up the mess you've made.
## Aftermath and lasting trauma
The woman went to a sexual health clinic fearing she had HIV and became unwell and anxious.

> I tortured myself because I think it was one of the most painful experiences I'd gone through.
## Two more accusers give evidence
Earlier on Tuesday, two women who separately accused Brand of sexual assault at work gave evidence from behind a screen.
## Key takeaway

Russell Brand faces trial at Southwark crown court on seven charges of rape and sexual assault against six women spanning nineteen ninety-nine to two thousand nine. He denies all charges.