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Jemima Goldsmith accuses Russell Brand of violence, coercive control and abuse during relationship
Jemima Goldsmith says Russell Brand subjected her to violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship in 2014. She made the allegations after Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for one rape and three sexual assaults, saying she supports the women who testified against him and is relieved he has faced justice.
Goldsmith said police were called to remove Brand from her home during a violent incident, but she chose not to press charges and kept quiet because she was concerned about press attention affecting her teenage children. She also disputed claims about a June 2014 incident involving a massage therapist, and said an injunction related to alleged antisemitic abuse by the woman was made permanent in 2015. Goldsmith said she helped journalists investigating Brand and testified in court in case he sued, but has had no direct contact with him since their relationship ended.
In short
- Goldsmith alleges Brand abused her during their 2014 relationship.
- She says police removed him from her home after a violent incident.
- Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years for rape and sexual assaults.
Explained simply
Russell Brand is a British comedian and actor who was married to Jemima Goldsmith, a journalist and film producer, from 2011 to 2014. Their relationship ended before the allegations described in this story.
The claims concern conduct within a former relationship and raise questions about how abuse can be reported and investigated. Goldsmith has said she did not press charges at the time, partly because she was worried about media attention affecting her children.