A third complainant gave evidence at Southwark Crown Court, alleging Russell Brand sexually assaulted and raped her in 2004.

A woman told a London court on Monday that British actor and comedian Russell Brand grabbed her breasts and raped her in a bar toilet in 2004. Brand is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of multiple sexual offenses against six women between 1999 and 2009, and he denies the allegations.

Complainant Recounts 2004 Incident

The third complainant to give evidence testified in a police interview played to jurors that she met Brand at a party in a London bar in 2004 while working for MTV. She stated that shortly after meeting him, he grabbed her breasts and then forcibly pulled her into nearby toilets where the alleged rape occurred. She told police that the encounter happened very fast and that she froze in shock. Defense lawyer Ian Winter challenged the complainant's account during cross-examination, suggesting she had been excited to meet Brand and happily accompanied him into the lavatory. Winter put it to her that the alleged incident was physically impossible and did not happen, and questioned why she did not report the rape until after a 2023 documentary and press report. The woman replied that she felt ashamed and did not want people to judge her.

Trial Details and Prior Testimony

Brand, 51, denies three counts of rape, three of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault involving six women between 1999 and 2009. He told police after his arrest that he never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity and that accusers might have re-imagined events. Earlier in the trial, the first complainant testified that Brand raped her after a 1999 event at the Labour Party conference, while the second complainant stated that a wild-eyed Brand tried to pull her into male toilets at MTV Europe in London in 2001. The trial at Southwark Crown Court is expected to last around six weeks.