UK comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to further rape, sex assault charges


Reuters | London | Updated: 24-02-2026 15:34 IST | Created: 24-02-2026 15:34 IST
UK comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to further rape, sex assault charges
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British ​actor ‌and comedian Russell ​Brand pleaded not guilty ‌in a London court on Tuesday to two additional ‌charges of rape and ‌sexual assault allegedly committed against two women nearly two ⁠decades ​ago.

Brand, ⁠once one of Britain's ⁠most high-profile broadcasters and former ​husband of U.S. pop ⁠singer Katy Perry, appeared ⁠at Southwark ​Crown Court where he denied raping ⁠one woman and sexually assaulting a ⁠second ⁠woman in 2009.

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