Russell Brand tells Southwark jury the case is traumatic and insists consent was central
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At Russell Brand’s Southwark crown court trial, which opened on 12 October, he denies three rape charges, three sexual assault charges and one attempted indecent assault involving six women from 1999 to 2009. On Wednesday the 51-year-old testified for four hours, calling the case deeply traumatic and blaming 2023 media including Channel 4 Dispatches; prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC noted his large online following, while Brand said consent was non-negotiable and maintained his innocence.
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