Witnesses Say Russell Brand Accuser Was Deeply Distressed After Alleged Rape
WHO:
TMZ - Russell Brand’s wife, Laura Brand, appeared with him in a video discussing his trial.
TMZ - Russell Brand is on trial; a woman testified about her friend.
Deadline - Multiple witnesses said their friend was allegedly raped by Russell Brand, described as the star of *Despicable Me*.
WHAT:
ABC News World - Six women are testifying in Russell Brand’s rape and sexual-assault trial.
NY Post - Brand faces seven charges: three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault, involving alleged incidents with six women.
TMZ - Brand and Laura Brand said they would be “extremely cautious” amid the trial.
TMZ - A woman told jurors that her friend was in so much pain after an alleged anal rape that she “couldn't even sit down.”
TMZ - The witness testified via video link, according to the BBC.
Deadline - Multiple witnesses said their friend was physically in pain and “extremely distressed” after an alleged anal rape.
Deadline - The article included an editor’s note warning that it contains details of alleged sexual offenses that some readers may find distressing.
WHERE:
TMZ - Brand’s sexual-assault trial is taking place in London.
WHEN:
NY Post - The alleged incidents span 1999 to 2009.
Deadline - The alleged rape was said to have occurred in 2009.
Deadline - The testimony was reported as occurring on the ninth day of Brand’s trial.
HOW:
TMZ - The witness gave her testimony by video link.
Deadline - The witnesses described their friend’s physical pain and emotional distress after the alleged assault.
(UPDATED October 22, 2026 21:08 UTC)
Six women are testifying in London at Russell Brand’s trial on rape and sexual-assault charges. Brand faces seven charges: three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, involving alleged incidents with six women between 1999 and 2009. On the trial’s ninth day, a woman testified by video link about a friend who allegedly was raped by Brand. She told jurors the friend was in so much pain after an alleged anal rape that she “couldn't even sit down.” Other witnesses described the friend as physically hurt and extremely distressed after the alleged assault, which was said to have happened in 2009. Brand’s wife, Laura, appeared with him in a video discussing the trial. The couple said they would be “extremely cautious” amid the proceedings. Brand denies the allegations.
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(UPDATED October 22, 2026 19:19 UTC)
Russell Brand’s sexual-assault trial in London heard testimony from a woman who described the condition of a friend after an alleged rape. The witness appeared before jurors by video link and said her friend was in so much pain after an alleged assault in 2009 that she “couldn’t even sit down.” Multiple witnesses said the woman was physically hurt and extremely distressed. The testimony was given on the ninth day of the trial. Brand’s wife, Laura Brand, also appeared with him in a video discussing the proceedings. The couple said they would be “extremely cautious” amid the trial. The allegations remain allegations, and the testimony concerns the account of the woman’s friend.
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(UPDATED October 22, 2026 17:15 UTC)
Russell Brand is on trial, where witnesses have described a friend’s reported pain and distress after an alleged sexual assault. One woman told jurors that her friend was in so much pain after an alleged anal rape that she “couldn't even sit down.” She gave her testimony by video link. Other witnesses also said their friend was physically hurt and “extremely distressed” after the alleged assault. The alleged rape was said to have occurred in 2009. The testimony came on the ninth day of Brand’s trial. The witness accounts described what their friend was like afterward; they did not say they had witnessed the alleged assault itself. Brand is described as a star of *Despicable Me*.