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Kirk, T. (2026, October 29). Russell Brand’s wife hails ‘kind’ husband but tells court he cheated when dating. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/russell-brand-southwark-crown-court-laura-katy-perry-press-association-b1302788.html
Kirk, Tristan. “Russell Brand’s wife hails ‘kind’ husband but tells court he cheated when dating.” Evening Standard, 29 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/russell-brand-southwark-crown-court-laura-katy-perry-press-association-b1302788.html.
Kirk, Tristan. “Russell Brand’s wife hails ‘kind’ husband but tells court he cheated when dating.” Evening Standard, October 29, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/russell-brand-southwark-crown-court-laura-katy-perry-press-association-b1302788.html.
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On October 12, 2026, Russell Brand, a 51-year-old comedian, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London for the start of his trial on charges of rape and sexual assaults against six women. The allegations span from 1999 to 2009 and include incidents at a hotel room during the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, a workplace toilet, and Brand’s home address. Brand, who denies all charges, was accompanied by his wife Laura Gallacher when he arrived at the court. The trial is expected to last between 10 to 12 weeks.
During opening statements on October 14, prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones described Brand as a "ruthless" sexual predator and detailed the assaults in various locations including a hotel room, workplaces, a toilet cubicle at a bar, and his home address. On October 29, Laura Gallacher testified that despite her husband’s past struggles with monogamy and prior cheating incidents, she now considers him an "amazing husband" and described him as caring and kind to their children.
