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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.
In brief
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 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…
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.
The bottom line
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.
