Russell Brand Granted Bail Over Further Rape, Sexual Assault Charges
Variety • • general
Key Points:
- Russell Brand has been granted bail following a video court appearance in London over two new charges of sexual assault and rape related to alleged incidents in 2009.
- The disgraced comedian appeared via video link from the U.S. at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on February 17.
- These new charges add to five earlier allegations from four women involving incidents between 1999 and 2005, to which Brand pleaded not guilty in May 2025.
- The Metropolitan Police investigation began after a 2023 exposé by Channel 4’s “Dispatches” and The Sunday Times, where five women shared serious sexual allegations against Brand.
- Brand has consistently denied all
