Six More Women Accuse Russell Brand of Sexual Misconduct

Six additional women have accused comedian Russell Brand of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior, according to a report by The Guardian.

The allegations follow Brand’s recent conviction and sentencing. On Monday, the 51-year-old was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan and sexually assaulting three women in separate incidents occurring between 2004 and 2009.

While he was cleared of two further charges of rape and one of attempted indecent assault at Southwark Crown Court in London, these new claims surface via an investigation by The Times and The Sunday Times.

The new allegations involve specific claims of non-consensual sexual encounters and coercive behavior spanning several years. One woman, who had an on-off relationship with Brand in the late 2000s following a professional meeting at his London home, alleged that he initiated sex without a condom despite her requests to stop.

“And then he was very close, on top of me, and sort of pushing – but I knew he didn’t have a condom on and I said: ‘No, stop,’ and I started to sort of try and move. And … that wasn’t happening,” she told The Times.

The woman added that she eventually decided not to fight back because she did not know what he might do. Following the encounter, she said Brand apologized to her both in person and via text message. “I justified it in my head by saying to myself: at least he admitted it,” she told The Times.

Patterns of alleged predatory behavior

The investigation details several other accounts of misconduct. A woman who was 19 years old in 2007 alleged that Brand continued sexual activity after she told him it was painful.

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“And then it gets worse and it’s really painful. And I say ‘stop’ and he doesn’t stop,” the woman told The Times. She further alleged that Brand told her afterward, “Tonight was consensual. Nobody did anything they didn’t want to do.”

Other claims reported by The Guardian include:

A woman in her late 20s who met Brand after a 2013 performance at The Chapel in San Francisco claimed he “manhandled” her and forced his hand down her trousers. “I didn’t resist. I just sort of let it happen,” she told The Times.
A woman who won a BBC 6 Music competition in 2006 alleged that Brand, after they began seeing each other sporadically, told her to lick a toilet seat and became angry when she refused. She claimed he seemed “pissed off” that she would not allow him to humiliate her.
A woman working at a London venue in 2015 alleged that a member of Brand’s staff told her he was in the disabled toilets, where she claims he grabbed her after she went to hand him toilet paper.
A woman in her mid-twenties alleged that Brand approached her at a music festival in 2005 and offered to pay her for sex.

The Times reported that extensive steps were taken to corroborate these claims and that none of the sources were paid for their accounts. These new allegations could not be reported until the conclusion of Brand’s criminal case to avoid prejudicing the proceedings.

Lawyers consider legal relief as media reform calls grow

Brand’s legal representatives were approached for comment following his conviction on Monday. His lawyer reportedly stated he would consider “injunctive relief,” but no formal response to the new allegations was sent despite an agreed deadline passing. Brand has previously denied all wrongdoing and maintained that his relationships were consensual.

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The fallout from the Brand case and separate allegations against comedian David Walliams has prompted calls to change how British media organizations operate. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that the media industry needs to “look at itself” and “step forward” to protect women and girls.

Walliams has denied the allegations reported by The Guardian and ITV News.

The surfacing of these claims highlights a growing tension between individual celebrity brand equity and the increasing scrutiny of historical conduct within the entertainment industry. As legal proceedings conclude, the focus shifts to how major media institutions manage the fallout of high-profile misconduct allegations.

Brand’s lawyer was contacted for comment.

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