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Russell Brand has been charged with 1 number of rape and 2 counts of intersexual battle by London’s Metropolitan Police for events that occured betwixt 1999 and 2005, officials confirmed April 4.
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Russell Brand is facing superior ineligible allegations.
The 49-year-old was charged with one number of rape, 1 number of oral rape, 2 counts of intersexual battle and 1 number of indecent battle by the London Metropolitan Police for events that transpired betwixt 1999 and 2005, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service announced April 4.
According to authorities, detectives began looking into Brand’s alleged crimes pursuing investigations conducted by Channel 4 and The Sunday Times. The comedian allegedly raped 1 pistillate successful the country of Bournmouth successful 1999 and went connected to battle 3 abstracted women betwixt 2001 and 2005, authorities said.
Detectives noted that successful summation to the reporting conducted by London quality outlets, they besides received a “number of allegations.”
“The women who person made reports proceed to person enactment from specially trained officers,” Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, who is starring the investigation, said successful a statement. “The Met's probe remains unfastened and detectives inquire anyone who has been affected by this case, oregon anyone who has immoderate information, to travel guardant and talk with police.”
Shortly earlier Channel 4 initially reported connected the allegations against Brand successful a 2023 documentary, the comedian-turned-wellness influencer denied what helium called “very superior allegations” successful a video shared to his societal media accounts, antecedently saying that each anterior relationships had been consensual.
Brand is acceptable to look successful tribunal regarding the charges May 2.
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In the past respective years, Brand—who is presently joined to woman Laura Brand and was antecedently joined to Katy Perry successful the aboriginal 2010s—has transitioned from acting and drama into a close wing, Christian influencer. However, helium had antecedently opened up connected his enactment addiction that “threatened to ruin his career” successful an effort for The Guardian successful 2007.
“I haven't ever treated women well—more than 1 narration has collapsed due to the fact that of my infidelity—but to this time I consciousness a fierce warmth for women who person the aforesaid disregard for the societal conventions of intersexual protocol arsenic I do,” helium wrote. “I emotion it erstwhile I conscionable a pistillate and her sexuality is dancing crossed her face, truthful it's evident that each we request to bash is motion and find a cupboard.”
For free, confidential help, telephone the National Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-656-4673 oregon sojourn rainn.org.
