Russell Brand Is Not ‘Some Kind of Psychopath Who Rapes People and Thinks It’s Normal,’ Defense Lawyer Says in Closing Argument
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Russell Brand's defense lawyer argued there is "no evidence" the comedian is a "psychopath" who commits rape, emphasizing Brand's behavior suggested he believed all encounters were consensual.
- The lawyer criticized a 2023 Channel 4 documentary that accused Brand of serial abuse, claiming it influenced complainants and rendered the trial unfair due to media contamination.
- Brand has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges including rape and sexual assault, with alleged incidents dating from 1999 to 2009; the prosecution described his defense as "half-truths spun into lies."
- The defense urged the jury to disregard Brand's lifestyle and memoir passages used as evidence, insisting that promiscuity and manipulative behavior in consensual sex are not criminal offenses.
- The lawyer concluded by asserting Brand's innocence, calling for the jury to apply logic and focus solely on the evidence presented in court.
