❓WHAT HAPPENED: British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault following allegations from two additional women.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Russell Brand, the Metropolitan Police, and six women who have come forward with allegations.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The alleged incidents occurred between 1999 and 2005, with charges announced Tuesday in London. Brand is scheduled to appear in court on January 20, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I pray, Lord, for the absolute truth of who I am to be abundantly revealed.” – Russell Brand
🎯IMPACT: A total of six women have now come forward with allegations against Brand, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Russell Brand, the British actor and comedian turned political pundit, is facing new charges of rape and sexual assault after two additional women have come forward with accusations against him. According to the Metropolitan Police in London, England, the new charges—one count each of rape and sexual assault—are in addition to charges filed in April.
Brand, 50, posted on X (formerly Twitter) earlier on Tuesday, “I pray Lord, anyone that I’ve harmed or hurt in my years of mindlessness and sin would be healed, Lord. And I pray, Lord, for the absolute truth of who I am to be abundantly revealed.”
British police first launched an inquiry into Brand in September 2023 after media reports revealed allegations of sexual assault and rape against four women. The alleged incidents span from 1999 to 2005, with Brand being charged in two of the incidents earlier this year on two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault.
In May, Brand pleaded not guilty. He asserted in a video posted to social media at the time that he had “never engaged in nonconsensual activity.” In court filings from the initial prosecution, Brand is alleged to have grabbed a woman by the arm in 2001 and subsequently attempted to drag her into a toilet stall. Meanwhile, in a 2004 incident, Brand is accused of sexually assaulting a woman by touching her breasts without consent. The new charges bring the total number of women making allegations against Brand to six.
Brand is scheduled to appear in court on January 20, 2026.
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