Russell Brand appeared in court via video link and was granted bail. He later criticized a courtroom sketch, calling it an ‘injustice.’
Key Takeaways
- Russell Brand appeared in court via video link and was granted bail.
- He criticized a courtroom sketch, calling it an ‘injustice.’
- Brand faces additional charges of rape and sexual assault.
Russell Brand appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday, Jan. 20 via a video link from the U.S. He was granted bail after confirming his name and date of birth during the six-minute hearing, as reported by the BBC.
Following the hearing, Brand took to social media to comment on a courtroom sketch made of him. “Never mind anything else,” he posted on X. “This court sketch is an injustice.”
Additional Charges
Brand, 50, was charged last month with additional rape and sexual assault offenses involving two women, the Metropolitan Police announced. These charges are on top of rape and sexual assault charges filed in April 2025 concerning conduct alleged by four women; the comedian has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
The new charges are related to alleged incidents in London in 2009, per court documents, as reported by the BBC.
Plea Hearing
A plea hearing for the two charges is scheduled for Feb. 17, as reported by Deadline.
“The Met’s investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police,” said Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy in a statement.
Background
Sexual assault allegations against Brand first came to light in September 2023, when five women, one of them a minor, opened up about their alleged experiences in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 current affairs show Dispatches.
After the allegations surfaced, Brand took to social media to deny the claims. “I’ve received two extremely disturbing letters, or a letter and an email, one from a mainstream media TV company, one from a newspaper, listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks,” he said in a video on social media. “But amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks, are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.”
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