Russell Brand could face further allegations after reports from the US suggested a woman is preparing to make accusations against the 51-year-old, just days after he began a 10-and-a-half year prison sentence.
The woman has spoken to lawyers about the allegations, according to a report by Page Six. On Tuesday (November 10), the outlet said she claims she was victimised by Brand and is in communication with attorney Gloria Allred.
Background to the Prison Sentence
Brand is serving a 10-and-a-half year sentence for raping a fan and committing three sexual assaults against TV and radio workers in the early 2000s. At Southwark Crown Court, a judge criticised his "staggering arrogance" as he was jailed.
The crimes took place in the UK. However, in 2010 Brand married pop star Katy Perry and moved to the US. Although the couple divorced after 14 months, Brand owned properties in Los Angeles during his Hollywood career, according to The Mirror US.
Judge's Remarks and Victim Impact
Judge Joel Bennathan denounced Brand's "casual and arrogant disregard" for any woman who said no to him, and criticised the series of lies he told in testimony denying assaults dating to 2004.
"About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous," Bennathan said. "You were clever - and in many people's eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator."
Bennathan said Brand's entourage may have written off the sexual assault as "laddish," the boorish behaviour for which Brand was known and with which he thought he could get away. "It was outrageous and possibly laddish, but also a criminal sexual offense, and as it turns out you haven't got away with it," the judge said.
A woman whom Brand groped during a birthday party at a London bar in 2004 said the assault left her in shock and turmoil and made her feel like "damaged goods." "It was impossible to escape seeing him all over the media, being celebrated for his disgusting behavior against women like it was all a joke," she said.
Prosecutor's Statement and Next Steps
"Mr Brand abused the influence and power that came with his fame," prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones said. "He used it to facilitate access to women without which the offending could not have taken place. It also fed his own view that he could commit such offences with impunity."
In 2024, Brand moved his family, wife Laura Brand and their three children, from rural Oxfordshire in the UK to Florida's Gulf Coast on Scenic Highway 30A. His wife was in court when Brand was sentenced, and he mouthed "we'll be OK" to her as he was taken away by court officers. The Daily Express has approached Brand's legal team for comment.
