Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to Additional Rape and Sexual Assault Charges in London Court

Hollywood Reporter

by Lily Ford

February 24, 2026

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Disgraced comedian and actor Russell Brand has once again denied all allegations against him, pleading not guilty to two additional charges of rape and sexual assault in a London court. The 50-year-old appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday to enter his plea, which relates to alleged incidents involving two separate women in 2009. This marks the latest development in a series of legal battles for Brand, who previously faced five similar charges in May 2023. He now faces a total of six criminal allegations of sexual misconduct spanning from 1999 to 2012. The new charges include allegations of rape and indecent assault involving women across different time periods and locations in the U.K., including Westminster and Bournemouth. Detectives began investigating these claims last September after receiving multiple reports, which followed extensive media coverage by Channel 4’s *Dispatches* and *The Sunday Times*. One woman alleged that Brand entered a relationship with her when he was 31 and she was 16, describing him as emotionally abusive and controlling during their three-month relationship. Another claim involves an allegation of rape in 2012 at his Los Angeles home. Since the allegations surfaced, Brand has turned to Christianity and been baptized, expressing his innocence in a social media video. He stated, “I’ve never engaged in nonconsensual activity,” imploring the

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Originally published on Hollywood Reporter on 2/24/2026