A resurfaced clip shows Russell Brand boasting about 'snogging' Meghan Markle on the set of the 2010 film Get Him to the Greek. The disgraced actor and comedian, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, made the crude remarks during an appearance on ITV's Loose Women back in 2018, before Meghan married Prince Harry.
Brand's Claim on Loose Women
Brand claims that the kiss happened on the set of the film Get Him To The Greek, in which he starred. According to Meghan's IMDB page, she had a role in the film, but she did not end up making it to the screen.
"Is it true that you've snogged Meghan Markle?" one of the hosts asked during the interview. "As a matter of fact, it is," he answered, which prompted a lively response from the in-studio audience. "But let me say, before we get carried away. She was in a film that I was in, Get Him to the Greek; it was a good film."
Details of the Alleged Kiss
He continued with the story, saying that at the time, he did not know who Markle was because she wasn't "married to a royal person". He continued: "I don't remember the film that much; I think I planted one on her in the scene."
He said that it was a "scripted" scene. He said: "I only know this because I think I saw a clip of it somewhere. Meghan Markle, there we go." Meghan Markle had never responded to Brand's claims in 2018.
Guilty Verdict and Ongoing Investigation
Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault across his showbiz career. Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting an MTV worker in a Soho bar in 2004, of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after encountering her in a corridor in 2005, and of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009, and of raping a young fan he met after one of his Hammersmith Apollo shows in 2009.
He was found not guilty of orally raping the MTV worker, and found not guilty of trying to drag another MTV worker into a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001. Brand stood in the dock with his eyes closed as the verdict was handed down.
Brand is also under investigation for two more alleged rapes. Police have said that more victims could still come forward. Brand faced seven criminal charges involving six women, including three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault, in allegations spanning 10 years, from 1999.
