Russell Brand's former girlfriend has alleged that he forced her to brush her teeth so vigorously that her mouth began to bleed, according to a new Netflix documentary.
Jordan Martin, who dated Brand for six months in 2007 after meeting him at MTV studios, made the claim in Russell Brand: Open Secret, which traces his journey from aspiring comedian to film star and later political activist and YouTuber known for promoting conspiracy theories.
Documentary details disturbing allegations
The documentary culminates with Brand's criminal trial, where he faced allegations of rape and sexual assault. Its release comes days after Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, and sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.
Martin alleged that a "jealous" Brand made her brush her teeth until her mouth bled because he wanted her to "taste anonymous".
"He wanted me to taste anonymous," Martin said in the documentary. "And so, he was asking me to brush my teeth, but it just was never enough.
"He's standing over me and I'm brushing and I'm brushing, and then I'm seeing my teeth bleeding."
Martin added: "I look at myself back then and I feel sorry for myself. And not in a bad or pitying way, I just feel like it wasn't very fair."
Further allegations and sentencing
Martin also alleged that Brand followed her and forced his hand down her jeans before assaulting her and walking away, when she had been attempting to arrange picking up her belongings from an ex-boyfriend.
On Monday (November 9), Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. He was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old fan he met after one of his Hammersmith Apollo shows in 2009.
Brand was also found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at a bar in London in 2004, a woman at the Choice FM studios in London in 2005, and a Channel 4 worker in 2009. He was found not guilty on two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.
During sentencing, Mr Justice Bennathan began by saying Brand was "in many people's eyes funny and charismatic" 20 years ago, before calling him a "sexual predator". The judge stated that Brand insisted during the trial he had "never touched a woman without her consent", which was one of a "series of lies you told".
Brand, who denied all seven charges, has been held at HMP Wandsworth in South London since his conviction.
