Russell Brand speaks out after being charged with two more sexual offenses including rape
Topics: News, Russell Brand, US News, Celebrity
Gerrard Kaonga
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@russellbrand
Topics: News, Russell Brand, US News, Celebrity
Warning: This article contains discussion of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment which some readers may find distressing.
Russell Brand has released a video on social media after the news broke that he has been charged with more sexual offences.
On December 23, police announced that the comedian and actor now faces more sexual assault charges.
Brand has previously been charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault in relation to offences which are alleged to have happened between 1999 and 2005, and involving four women.
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These allegations first came to light in an investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in September 2023.
Brand, 50, denied these charges at Southwark Crown Court in the UK earlier this year.
Now, the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have confirmed that Brand has been charged with two more sexual offences, including one count of rape and one count of sexual assault in relation to two women, with the charges relating to offences alleged to have taken place in 2009.
Following this new revelation, Brand took to Instagram to share a video of himself driving as he seemingly addressed this news.
Much of the statement he gave in the video amounted to a prayer, with him claiming that’ this is a time of great darkness’ of which he is looking forward to revealing the truth.
In his video, he said: “Most adored and beloved friends, season's greetings, and it is the season of Christ Jesus, lord and savior.
“This is a time of great darkness, you are all aware of that. A time of confusion and dispute and conflict. But I have learnt in my own life that attack can bring about grace.
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity in my own life that I get to participate in change and transformation and growth and love, and I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to atone for the many things over the years that I did wrong, and the opportunity to ensure that people understand the truth of my situation and scenario.”
Brand went on to complain about the media in both the US and UK over the last few years before issuing an apology for anyone he has ever harmed.
He went on to add: “I pray Lord, anyone that I have harmed or hurt in my years of mindlessness, in sin, would be healed Lord.
“I pray for infinite light and wonderful healing for them and I pray for the absolute truth of who I am to be abundantly revealed, and who I have always been, Lord."
Brand is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 20 January, 2026 in relation to the two new charges.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org