# Russell Brand Forcefully Denies Charges As He Gives Evidence During Rape Trial

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russell-brand-forcefully-denies-charges-as-he-gives-evidence-during-rape-trial/
- Published: 2026-10-28T10:19:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T11:52:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/russell-brand-takes-stand-defences-case-crown-court-1237206934/
- Topics: Space, Technology

## Key points

- Russell Brand denied all rape charges while giving evidence in London.
- He disputed two complainants’ accounts of alleged assaults.
- The six complainants have a lifelong right to anonymity.

## Summary

Russell Brand has denied all the rape charges against him while giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court in London. He told the jury that consent is fundamental, as he disputed two complainants’ accounts of alleged assaults; the allegations and his denials are being considered in court.

One complainant alleges Brand raped her after they went to her hotel room in 1999; Brand said they had consensual sex. Another alleges he forced her to perform oral sex in a bar toilet; Brand denied this and described consensual kissing and touching. The six complainants have a lifelong right to anonymity. Brand also told the court that, after the allegations were publicised in 2023, he was prevented from visiting his son during open-heart surgery.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.