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Russell Brand says 'today is the day for truth and justice' as he is set to give evidence at rape trial

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Watts, M. (2026, October 28). Russell Brand says 'today is the day for truth and justice' as he is set to give evidence at rape trial. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/russell-brand-evidence-trial-latest-southwark-crown-court-b1302602.html

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Russell Brand appeared at a London court wearing a navy suit as he prepared to give evidence in his rape trial. He stated that today is "the day for truth and justice" while denying the charges against him. Brand, who has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women, told police during four separate interrogations between November 2023 and July 2025 that he had never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity. He attributes recent allegations to a "defamatory documentary" broadcast in September 2023 alongside newspaper articles containing what he calls false claims.

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Russell Brand, a 51-year-old comedian and actor, is on trial for rape and sexual assault charges in Southwark Crown Court in London. The case involves seven offenses, including three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault, and one allegation of attempted indecent assault against six women between 1999 and 2009. Brand denies the allegations and claims he has never engaged in non-consensual activity. Prosecutors describe him as a "ruthless" sexual predator who committed assaults in various locations such as hotel rooms, workplaces, a bar toilet, and his home address. The trial is expected to last for six to eight weeks, and the jury has now retired to consider its verdicts after three weeks of proceedings.

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Russell Brand told reporters that today is the day for “truth and justice” as he arrived at a London court for the latest day of his trial. asserted

he → tell → trial

Asked by reporters if he wanted to say anything, he said: “Due to the circumstances of the day I think it would be inappropriate for me to say anything other than I’m very grateful that today is the day for truth and justice.” asserted

today → ask → truth

He added that “we are blessed that as of yet we have a system that can accommodate such things”. asserted

that → add → things

Brand is on trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting a series of women. asserted

Brand → accuse → women

He denies the charges. asserted

He → deny → charges

The comedian and actor is expected to give evidence today. asserted

comedian → expect → evidence

He was wearing a navy suit with a white open neck shirt and a folded tie. asserted

He → wear → shirt

His trial heard on Tuesday that he told police his “very promiscuous” celebrity lifestyle of kissing fans and sleeping with countless women has now been “unfavourably reframed” into rape and sexual assault claims. uncertain

lifestyle → hear → claims

Brand was quizzed by police four times between November 2023 and July 2025, and each time insisted he has “never engaged in any non-consensual sexual activity”. asserted

he → quiz → activity

In his statements to police, he detailed kissing hundreds of fans while out in public, having sex in toilets, and abruptly ending sexual encounters with women once they had finished, the trial heard. asserted

trial → detail → women

He told detectives that sexual misconduct allegations first made in 2023 following an investigation by The Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4 are “false”. asserted

allegations → tell → Times

“I led a very promiscuous life in the past, which I have spent years openly denouncing,” he said. asserted

he → lead → years

“On 16 September 2023, a defamatory and fictitious documentary was broadcast in conjunction with the publication of two national newspapers containing false anonymised allegations which led to unprecedented media reporting. asserted

which → broadcast → reporting

“Subsequently, both the media and the police publicly invited additional allegations to be made, which resulted in further encounters being invented or reimagined.” asserted

encounters → invite → allegations

Russell Brand says 'today is the day for truth and justice' as he is set to give evidence at rape trial

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