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THE 49-YEAR-OLD DID NOT SPEAK TO REPORTERS AND LOOKED STRAIGHT AHEAD AS HE WALKED UP TO THE ENTRANCE OF SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT ON FRIDAY. JOSH PAYNE, PA CHIEF REPORTER 10:14, 30 May

2025Updated 11:04, 30 May 2025 Russell Brand arrives at court charged with rape and sexual assault Comedian and actor Russell Brand has arrived at court to enter pleas to sex offence charges

including rape and indecent assault. The 49-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier this month where he heard details of allegations against him – including that he

raped a woman in a hotel room when she attended a Labour Party conference. He is also accused of grabbing a TV worker’s breasts before dragging her into a toilet and orally raping her. A

radio station worker alleges Brand grabbed her by the face, pushed her against a wall and kissed her before groping her breasts and buttocks. Another alleged victim accuses the comedian of

indecent assault after he allegedly grabbed her forearm and attempted to drag her into a male toilet. Article continues below He was charged by post last month with one count each of rape,

indecent assault and oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault, relating to four separate women. The allegations against Brand are said to have taken place against four women

between 1999 and 2005. He did not speak to reporters and looked straight ahead as he walked up to the entrance of Southwark Crown Court on Friday. The actor was charged following an

investigation by Channel 4 and the Sunday Times in which several women made allegations against him. He previously told his 11.2 million followers on X that he welcomed the opportunity to

prove his innocence. Article continues below Brand, of Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, is expected to enter pleas when he appears before the Recorder of Westminster, Judge Tony Baumgartner, on

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