Russell Brand responds to accusations of rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand responds to recent accusations following allegations that he has sexually violated and attacked several women.

Shortly after the news announced that he was charged by metropolitan rape, sexual assault and indecent assault, he posted an Instagram coil denying the accusations. “I was silly before living in the Lord’s light,” he said in the statement. “I was addictive, sexual and foolish addict, but what I was never was a rapist.”

The mark must appear before the Westminster magistrates court in London on May 2, People reported. In his video, he added that he was “incredibly grateful” for the opportunity to defend the accusations in court.

In a press release on Friday from the metropolitan police, London police said that the actor had been accused of a rape chief, an indecent chief of assault, an oral rape and two chiefs of sexual assault, with the charges of four women. The brand’s behavior survey began in 2023, according to the press release.

The alleged incidents took place between 1999 and 2005, all the incidents would have taken place in the United Kingdom

“Women who have made reports continue to receive the support of specially trained officers,” said the superintendent of the detective of metropolitan police Andy Furphy, who heads the investigation. “The MET investigation remains open and the detectives ask anyone who has been assigned by this case, or anyone who has information, to present themselves and to speak with the police.”

In September 2023, four women – who all remained anonymous, and a 16 -year -old person – were attacked to accuse the brand in a joint survey led by The Sunday Times,, Timeand the Channel 4 show Dispatches. These incidents would have taken place between 2006 and 2013, and Brand denied these allegations in a video published on social networks.

“I received two extremely disturbing letters, or a letter and an email, one from a consumer media television company, one of a newspaper, listing an extremely blatant and aggressive litany of attacks,” said Brand. “But in the middle of this litany of amazing attacks, but rather baroque, these are very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.” He added that “the relationships I had absolutely, always consensual”.

In the press release of the metropolitan police published on Friday, it was said that the detectives of the Force began to investigate after having “received a certain number of allegations” following reports compared to The Sunday Times,, TimeAnd Dispatches in September 2023.