The Guardian World · Oct 14, 2026

Russell Brand was ‘ruthless and calculated’, prosecutors tell jury as rape and sexual assault trial begins – live

Russell Brand back in Southwark crown court today where his rape and sexual assault trial begins Taking jurors through the third allegation, Karmy-Jones said Brand pulled another woman into a toilet during an incident at a bar in Soho in 2004. Get off,’ and she managed to pull herself away, and to release his grasp.