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British police announced Tuesday that comedian and actor Russell Brand had been charged with a new count of rape and another of sexual assault.
The new charges – authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service – related to two women and followed five charges laid in April involving four other women: two counts of rape, one of indecent assault and two of sexual assault, dating back more than two decades.
Brand, 50, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 20, 2026 to answer to the new charges. A trial on the previous charges is expected to begin at Southwark Crown Court on June 16, 2026.
Reuters attempted to reach Brand for comment.
Brand pleaded not guilty in May to the original five charges. A well-known former television presenter in Britain and former husband of American pop singer Katy Perry, he has denied having non-consensual sex.
In response to the first accusations made in April, Mark said on that even though he was a “jerk” when he was younger, “what I never was was a rapist.” I have never engaged in any non-consensual activity.”
The actor has turned to the world of social commentary in recent years, host a show on the controversial video platform Rumble, which is billed as being “safe from cancel culture.”
The initial investigation began in September 2023 after allegations were reported by Channel 4 television. Dispatches show and the Sunday Times newspaper.
