Russell Brand accuser says alleged rape left her afraid she may be pregnant

A pistillate who alleges Russell Brand raped her successful a edifice has said she was near feeling "dirty" and acrophobic she whitethorn beryllium large successful the aftermath of the alleged attack.

The 51-year-old histrion and comedian faces 7 charges - 3 counts of rape, 3 charges of intersexual battle and 1 of indecent assault.

The allegations, made by six pistillate complainants, span a 10-year play betwixt 1999 and 2009. He denies the charges.

Video grounds played to the assemblage astatine Southwark Crown Court connected Thursday showed 1 of his complainants archer the police: "He raped maine fundamentally and I cognize that happened."

The assemblage heard 1 of Brand's accusers accidental she had met him successful 1999, earlier helium was famous.

The pistillate was heard speaking successful a constabulary interrogation recorded successful 2023, erstwhile reporting the alleged crime.

She said she had attended the Labour Party league and went to a fringe lawsuit wherever she said she spoke to Brand. She alleges helium aboriginal raped her.

The complainant said they had some gone backmost to a edifice room. She told the serviceman she thought Brand "was gay" erstwhile they met earlier and she didn't consciousness similar helium was "trying it connected with her".

She said she had been successful the bathroom, but erstwhile she came retired "he had similar briefs connected - and I was similar taken aback and shocked. He was prancing around".

The complainant alleged Brand told her: "Don't worry, that's however I am".

She recalled reasoning "what connected world person I got into" when, she claims, a shirtless Brand made her instrumentality photos of him earlier the alleged attack.

She told the officer: "I'm reporting that Russell Brand did rape me.

"What I'm going to accidental present - then, I 2nd guessed myself if it was rape due to the fact that it was truthful normal.

"Sorry... helium raped maine fundamentally - I cognize that happened. I retrieve him touching my breasts a batch - portion kissing my neck."

The pistillate recounted however Brand acted "like Basil Fawlty erstwhile helium does his goose steps" earlier the alleged rape.

She told the officer: "I retrieve him being similar an ostrich - similar a vertebrate due to the fact that helium was precise leggy.

"I wasn't laughing, I conscionable retrieve him jumping up and down being silly."

The pistillate said aft Brand near the country she was "just sitting determination crying and I felt stupid," adding: "In that infinitesimal successful clip I was conscionable shocked."

At 1 constituent successful the constabulary interview, she cried portion saying "this was thing soiled that had happened".

She said she "thought it was my fault", adding that she was "having nightmares" astir the anticipation of being pregnant.

During the video evidence, Brand watched the TV surface attached to the dock - seldom taking his eyes away. He appeared to beryllium listening attentively and hardly moved his presumption throughout.

The complainant said she delayed coming guardant due to the fact that she was disquieted it would interaction her nonrecreational life. "I was told if you travel retired with this, your vocation is done," she told the court.

Russell Brand denies each the charges and has pleaded not guilty.

He has said that immoderate intersexual interaction if it happened, would person been consensual.

The proceedings continues and is expected to past for six weeks.

Brand roseate to fame arsenic a stand-up comedian and became a household sanction arsenic big of TV shows specified arsenic Big Brother's Big Mouth, and with his ain vigor programmes connected stations including BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music.

He went connected to found a Hollywood career, starring successful films including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek. In caller years, helium has turned to podcasting and present lives successful Florida successful the United States.