Police helped remove Russell Brand after ‘violent incident’ at Jemima Goldsmith’s home

Thames Valley Police confirmed that officers went to Jemima Goldsmith’s Oxfordshire home in July 2014 after she reported a violent incident involving her then partner, Russell Brand. They supported her and ensured Brand left at her request; no arrest was made. Goldsmith’s account has come to light after Brand was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

Goldsmith said she chose not to press charges or speak publicly at the time because she was concerned about the effect of press attention on her teenage children. She said she has not seen or spoken to Brand since 2014, and described the experience as having a lasting impact. She also said she had helped journalists who later exposed him and would have been willing to testify about his behaviour if they had been sued.