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THE 49-YEAR-OLD APPEARED AT WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES' COURT EARLIER THIS MONTH WHERE HE HEARD DETAILS OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM – INCLUDING THAT HE RAPED A WOMAN IN A HOTEL ROOM WHEN
SHE ATTENDED A LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE SION MORGAN Head of Audience and JOSH PAYNE PA CHIEF REPORTER 10:32, 30 May 2025 Comedian and actor Russell Brand has arrived at court to enter pleas
to sex offence charges including rape and indecent assault. The 49-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier this month where he heard details of allegations against
him – including that he raped a woman in a hotel room when she attended a Labour Party conference. He is also accused of grabbing a TV worker's breasts before dragging her into a toilet
and orally raping her. A radio station worker alleges Brand grabbed her by the face, pushed her against a wall and kissed her before groping her breasts and buttocks. Another alleged victim
accuses the comedian of indecent assault after he allegedly grabbed her forearm and attempted to drag her into a male toilet. He was charged by post last month with one count each of rape,
indecent assault and oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault, relating to four separate women. The allegations against Brand are said to have taken place against four women
between 1999 and 2005. He did not speak to reporters and looked straight ahead as he walked up to the entrance of Southwark Crown Court on Friday. Article continues below The actor was
charged following an investigation by Channel 4 and the Sunday Times in which several women made allegations against him. He previously told his 11.2 million followers on X that he welcomed
the opportunity to prove his innocence. Brand, of Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, is expected to enter pleas when he appears before the Recorder of Westminster, Judge Tony Baumgartner, on
Friday.