Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to Two Further Sexual Offences
Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to Two Further Sexual Offences

Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to two additional sexual offences, including one count of rape and one count of sexual assault, at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.

The 50-year-old comedian appeared in the glass-fronted dock wearing a tiger-print shirt and a fedora hat, holding a Bible. He spoke only to confirm his name and enter his not guilty pleas.

The two alleged offences are said to have occurred in 2009. Brand was charged in December with these counts, which relate to two women.

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He had previously denied two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault relating to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women. A trial for those charges is scheduled for later this year.

Mr Justice Bennathan ordered a further case management hearing in March and renewed Brand's bail. The judge reminded him of his bail conditions, which Brand said he understood.

The charges followed an investigation by Channel 4 and the Sunday Times. Brand has denied all allegations, stating that his relationships were consensual.

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