Thames Valley Police have confirmed that Russell Brand was ordered to leave his ex-girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith's house after reports of an assault in 2014. The statement follows Goldsmith's public account of the comedian's behaviour after he was jailed for 10-and-a-half years.
Officers were contacted by the alleged victim on July 25 2014, but no arrests were made following the incident at her Oxfordshire home. Brand was asked to leave the address "as per the victim's wishes", the police statement added.
Goldsmith's account of violence
Goldsmith posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday November 10, saying she had personal experience of the "violence, coercive control and abuse" of the disgraced comedian. She reportedly dated Brand for a year in 2014.
In her statement, Goldsmith said: "I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident."
Jail sentence and further allegations
Brand was jailed for 10-and-a-half years at Southwark Crown Court on Monday after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The 51-year-old abused his celebrity status to prey on women and was convicted after a four-week trial involving four victims.
Mr Justice Bennathan criticised Brand's "staggering arrogance" as he sentenced him. The jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, while he was found not guilty of two counts of rape and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
Further criminal allegations against Brand have been made to police since the beginning of his trial. The Metropolitan Police said several people have been in contact during and since the conclusion of the case, either providing further information or reporting potential criminal allegations. Detectives are assessing the information as part of ongoing inquiries.
