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Russell Brand declined to comment in police interview about rape allegation
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Newly released police footage shows Russell Brand giving a brief response when questioned in July 2025 about a woman’s rape allegation, after an investigator read out her account. Brand said, “I have nothing further to add at this time”; the footage was released among police files following his conviction.
The woman alleged that Brand removed a condom before raping her and that she was later driven to Hampstead tube station. At Southwark Crown Court, Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three of sexual assault, and acquitted of two other rape charges and attempted indecent assault. He denied the allegations and said his sexual encounters were consensual; sentencing is scheduled for 9 November.
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In short
- Newly released footage captures Brand’s brief reply to a rape allegation.
- He was convicted of rape and three sexual assaults.
- Brand denies the allegations and awaits sentencing.
How this story developed
- 43 minutes ago The account added that the woman said Brand left her at his home before a driver took her to Hampstead tube station, and that police were investigating further rape allegations.
- 54 minutes ago Newly released police footage showed Russell Brand giving little response in a July 2025 interview after an investigator read a woman’s allegation that he had raped her, including her claim that he removed a condom and a driver later took her to Hampstead tube station; Brand said he had nothing further to add, denied the allegations and said his sexual encounters were consensual, and the files were released after his conviction for one rape and three sexual assaults, with sentencing due on 9 November.
- Daily Express Chilling words of Russell Brand's four sex abuse victims – 'dirty and disgusting'
- New York Post Russell Brand declined to comment in police interview about rape allegation
- Daily Mail The wife who stood by Russell Brand's side: How 'mummy blogger' Laura Gallacher – and her golfer father Bernard – supported comedian during rape trial
Full account
Police footage released after Russell Brand’s conviction shows him declining to answer questions about a woman’s allegation that he raped her in 2009. During a July 2025 interview, a Metropolitan Police investigator read out the woman’s account, which included her claim that Brand removed a condom before assaulting her at his home in Hampstead, north London. Asked for his response, Brand said: “I have nothing further to add at this time.” The footage shows him sitting quietly as the allegation was described.
The woman had met Brand after attending his comedy show at the Hammersmith Apollo. She told the court that they had consensual sex in his dressing room, then met again at his home, where she said he raped her. Brand denied the charges and said his sexual encounters were consensual. A jury at Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of that rape and three sexual assaults, following a four-week trial. It acquitted him of two other rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
The other convictions concerned a woman whose breasts Brand grabbed at a Soho party in 2004, a radio worker assaulted after an encounter in a corridor in 2005, and a Channel 4 employee who said she was assaulted during a massage in 2009. Six women gave evidence at the trial. The accounts described in court included claims that Brand ignored requests to stop and left women distressed. A senior detective praised the women’s courage in giving evidence amid intense public attention.
The police release also included photographs and documents relating to the investigation, among them images of Brand performing in 1999 and a hand-drawn map of MTV and Viacom offices. Brand was taken into custody after the verdict. The judge said he would receive a significant sentence, with sentencing scheduled for Monday, 9 November. Police are also investigating further allegations, and prosecutors are assessing information from women who came forward after the initial accusations. Brand has denied wrongdoing.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report centres on the police interview and newly released footage, including the investigator’s summary of the 2009 complainant’s account and Brand’s brief response. The second focuses on the trial evidence and the women’s descriptions of the alleged assaults, and reports that further women have contacted police. The third gives substantial attention to Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, and her presence in court, as well as the verdicts. The reports vary in how they describe the complainant’s age and the sequence of events; the account above follows the trial details in the second report and avoids treating allegations as established facts beyond the jury’s verdicts.
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- New York PostRightRussell Brand declined to comment in police interview about rape allegation
- Daily ExpressRightChilling words of Russell Brand's four sex abuse victims – 'dirty and disgusting'
- Daily MailRightThe wife who stood by Russell Brand's side: How 'mummy blogger' Laura Gallacher – and her golfer father Bernard – supported comedian during rape trial
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Originally published by New York Post as “See Russell Brand’s chilling reaction to victim’s graphic sodomy claims in newly released police video”.