{"id":295808,"date":"2025-05-02T11:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/russell-brand-is-granted-bail-in-u-k-court-hearing-on-rape-charges\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:50:05","slug":"russell-brand-is-granted-bail-in-u-k-court-hearing-on-rape-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/russell-brand-is-granted-bail-in-u-k-court-hearing-on-rape-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand Is Granted Bail in U.K. Court Hearing on Rape Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/05\/02\/multimedia\/02cul-brand-trial-gpkv\/02cul-brand-trial-gpkv-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Russell Brand Is Granted Bail in U.K. Court Hearing on Rape Charges\" title=\"Russell Brand Is Granted Bail in U.K. Court Hearing on Rape Charges\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared before a London court on Friday on multiple charges of sexual assault, including two counts of rape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His 14-minute appearance at the court, Westminster Magistrates\u2019, was the first, largely procedural step in what are likely to be lengthy criminal proceedings. It came a month after <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/04\/arts\/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-charges.html\" title=\"\">British prosecutors charged Mr. Brand<\/a> with one count of rape, one of oral rape, two counts of sexual assault and another of indecent assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As the brief hearing began, Mr. Brand, 49, stood inside a plexiglass box in the courtroom, wearing a shirt opened to show his chest and holding a pair of gold-rimmed sunglasses. Mr. Brand confirmed his name, date of birth and British address, then listened, without showing any visible emotion, to details of the charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Suki Dhadda, the lead lawyer for the prosecution, said that one woman had accused Mr. Brand of raping her in a hotel room during a British Labour Party conference in 1999. Ms. Dhabba said that another woman had accused Mr. Brand of orally raping her in a bathroom stall at a party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Another woman, Ms. Dhabba said, accused Mr. Brand of kissing her without her consent while grabbing her breasts and buttocks. The final charge concerned a woman who said Mr. Brand had tried to pull her into a bathroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brand has denied all of the charges. In a video posted to his social media accounts in April, he said that he had \u201cnever engaged in nonconsensual activity\u201d and that he looked forward to defending himself in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the end of the hearing, Paul Goldspring, the judge, granted Mr. Brand bail and then said that the actor was free to go. \u201cThank you,\u201d Mr. Brand said and slowly walked out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brand then left the courthouse without speaking to reporters, dashing off in a black Mercedes-Benz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Britain, the first hearing in a criminal trial is \u201clargely administrative,\u201d said Stuart Nolan of the Law Society, an organization representing British lawyers. It does not involve the entering of any pleas, Mr. Nolan added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Friday, Judge Goldspring referred the case onto a higher court, called a crown court, which deals with more serious charges. Mr. Brand\u2019s first hearing at that court is scheduled for May 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Any trial might only begin \u201ca year from now\u201d because of a backlog of cases in Britain\u2019s judicial system, Mr. Nolan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Brand became a star in Britain in the early 2000s with hit stand-up shows and appearances as a TV and radio host. Later, after the period covered by the charges, he achieved fame in the United States, too, when he starred in movies including \u201cForgetting Sarah Marshall\u201d (2008) and \u201cGet Him to the Greek (2010). He was briefly married to the pop star Katy Perry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In recent years, Mr. Brand became known for conspiracy-minded YouTube videos. Almost seven million users subscribe to his channel, where Mr. Brand has posted clips about politics and news events such as the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Under British law, news outlets cannot identify anyone who makes sexual assault accusations unless they choose to waive their right to anonymity. After charges have been filed, strict rules also prevent the reporting of any information that could prejudice a jury at trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/arts\/russell-brand-uk-court-rape-charges.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared before a London court on Friday on multiple charges of sexual assault, including two counts of rape. His 14-minute appearance at the court, Westminster Magistrates\u2019, was the first, largely procedural step in what are likely to be lengthy criminal proceedings. 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