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British comedian Russell Brand’s accuser told police she blamed herself for alleged rape

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During Russell Brand’s rape and sexual assault trial, one of his accusers broke down telling police she felt responsible for being raped by him in 1999 at a Labour Party conference. She contacted authorities after seeing a 2023 documentary about Brand’s alleged misconduct, realizing the manipulation involved. The trial, which began on October 14th and is expected to last six weeks, includes three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault between 1999 and 2009; Brand denies all charges.

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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.

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Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and the former husband of US singer Katy Perry, is accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault between 1999 and 2009.

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🔮 I knew I couldn’t get out of the situation.

2026-10-15 · The Straits Times

British comedian Russell Brand’s accuser told police she blamed herself for alleged rape · assertive framing

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British comedian Russell Brand’s accuser told police she blamed herself for alleged rape AI generated asserted

she → tell → rape

One of six women who allege British actor and comedian Russell Brand raped or abused them over a decade broke down in tears as she told police she blamed herself for being raped by him, his trial heard on Oct 15. asserted

trial → allege → Oct

Brand → accuse → 1999

The 51-year-old denies the allegations. asserted

old → deny → allegations

His trial began at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Oct 14, when prosecutors described him as a ruthless and manipulative sexual predator. asserted

prosecutors → begin → predator

On the second day of his trial, jurors were played a police interview with a woman who alleges Brand raped her while they were both at the Labour Party conference in 1999. asserted

they → play → 1999

She said a 2023 documentary, which made allegations of sexual misconduct against Brand, prompted her to contact police, adding: "I saw how manipulative he was... asserted

he → say → police

I was thinking this is what he did to me but in a different way.” asserted

he → think → way

The woman also said: “I know I said ‘no’... asserted

I → say → ?

I knew I couldn’t get out of the situation. asserted

I → know → situation

‘Do I shout, do I scream?’” asserted

I → shout → ?

She told police that she felt that “this is something dirty that happened to me... and I thought it was my fault”, adding: “But in those days it was your fault, you know?” asserted

you → tell → days

All six complainants came forward after the 2023 documentary, Judge Joel Bennathan told jurors on Oct 15. asserted

Bennathan → come → Oct

He said the women whose allegations were featured in the documentary “were not prepared to speak to the police” and had not been tested in court. asserted

allegations → say → court

He added: “The defence may suggest the programme caused the complainants, or at least some of them, to revisit historic sexual events and in their memories twist them from the consensual acts they were to the crimes they now allege.” uncertain

they → add → crimes

The trial, which is expected to last around six weeks, continues. asserted

which → expect → ?