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More women make allegations against Russell Brand

More women make allegations against Russell Brand

The new claims are in the Times and a Netflix documentary, following Brand's recent conviction for rape.

Warning - this story contains graphic content

More women have come forward to make allegations about disgraced entertainer Russell Brand, in interviews with the Times and a new Netflix documentary.

Brand was jailed earlier this week after being found guilty of one count of rape and and three of sexual assault at a trial in London. He has always denied any non-consensual activity.

Allegations against him first emerged after an investigation by the Times, the Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in 2023.

The Times has now reported what it called sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by a further six women, making accusations that the newspaper said could not be reported until the criminal case had ended.

The Times report was published on Thursday evening, and a Netflix documentary, titled Russell Brand: Open Secret, was made available on Friday morning.

The programme included an interview with a woman referred to as Emily, not her real name, who said she was in a relationship with Brand when she was in her twenties.

On one occasion, she claimed she "literally begged" Brand to stop after he refused to wear a condom during sex.

Emily, who was portrayed by an actress in the documentary, said: "I said to him, 'No, Russell, please, let's just use protection.' I kept saying 'No'.

In brief

Warning - this story contains graphic content More women have come forward to make allegations about disgraced entertainer Russell Brand, in interviews with the Times and a new Netflix documentary. Allegations against him first emerged after an investigation by the Times, the Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in 2023. The Times report was published on Thursday evening, and a Netflix documentary, titled Russell Brand: Open Secret, was made available on Friday morning.

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