Russell Brand is not a ‘psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal’, court told
Summary
Russell Brand’s lawyer told jurors at Southwark Crown Court that Brand denies the charges and that media coverage in 2023 influenced the women who later made allegations. Prosecutors rejected that argument in their closing speech; jurors are considering allegations of rape and sexual assault involving six women over a period beginning in 1999.Key Facts
- Brand denies the charges against him.
- The article says Brand is accused of seven offences, including rape and sexual assault, involving six women.
- The allegations cover a period of about 10 years beginning in 1999.
- In his closing speech, Brand’s barrister Ian Winter KC argued that coverage by Channel 4’s Dispatches and the Times newspapers in 2023 affected the women’s accounts.
- Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC denied that the 2023 reporting caused the women to invent or reshape their accounts.
- Winter argued that Brand believed the women consented and said he respected women who said no.
- The article reports that the earliest allegation concerns an event in Bournemouth in 1999.
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