Comedian Russell Brand Now Faces 7 Charges After 2 New R*pe, S*xual Assault Cases: Reports

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Famous British comedian and actor Russell Brand has landed himself in controversy in the UK after being charged with two offences. As per reports, the charges include one count of r*pe and a s*xual assault as authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in a statement by the police. For the unversed, he has previously been accused of two r*pe counts, two counts of s*xual assault, and one indecent assault of four women in connection with the case and pleaded not guilty to them in May.

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He is yet to appear at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 20, 2026, for the new charges, which allegedly took place in 2009 and relate to separate women. TMZ reported that Detective Chief Inspector Tariq Farooqi from the Metropolitan Police is leading the investigation and said, “The women who have made reports, including those connected to the two new charges, continue to receive support from specially trained officers.”

According to the BBC, the five previous counts will be tried at Southwark Crown Court on June 16, 2026. These claimed incidents occurred between 1999 and 2005 in central London and Bournemouth. Russell Brand was accused of rape in Bournemouth in 1999 and then assaulted a woman in Westminster in 2001, dragging her to a male restroom.

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A third charge alleges that he touched and forcibly kissed a lady in Westminster between 2004 and 2005. The remaining counts are for the oral rape and sexual assault of another woman in the Westminster area in 2004. Russell Brand was born in Essex. He presented television shows such as Big Brother’s Big Mouth and radio shows on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. His Hollywood career skyrocketed with flicks like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek.

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