Russell Brand faces fresh charges days into 10-yr sentence as ex Jemima Goldsmith speaks out & two ‘rapes’ probed
VILE Russell Brand is facing multiple fresh allegations in the wake of his 10 year jail sentence.
After the 51-year-old was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, it was revealed that more women had come forward.
Prosecutors are assessing whether to bring further charges.
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that investigations are ongoing into two allegations of rape made against Brand.
At pre-trial court hearings, it was revealed that one of the complaints comes from a woman who dated Brand when he was 30 years old and she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl.
Brand’s ex Jemima Goldsmith has also accused him of “violence, coercive control and abuse”.
The former couple forced a gagging order against massage therapist Szilvia Berki, who claimed she was assaulted by Brand.
Ms Berki was told she must pay Brand £50,000 after he was handed the injunction, which prevented her speaking out.
She was also barred from making “any allegation or insinuation” that either Brand or Jemima had “committed any criminal offence against her”.
Jemima has now spoken out on X to describe “painful and personal things in relation to Russell Brand“.
She said she had “no choice” but to do so “given the misleading reports and speculation around the facts of a harassment injunction that was taken out to protect me and my family”.
Jemima said she has “always been strongly and unequivocally on the side of all of Brand’s victims”.
She continued: “I am in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial, told their stories, testified and ensured justice was done.
“I have had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse. I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident.
“I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children. I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014.
“Whilst my pain in relation to this, pales in comparison to what the women have testified in court have suffered, this was a difficult period in my life which has had a lasting impact.”
She added: “I am pleased and relieved that Russell Brand has finally received justice.”
A police spokesperson said: “The Met’s investigation into allegations of rape made by two women remains ongoing.
“The suspect has previously been interviewed under caution in connection with the allegations.
“Files have been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to both complainants.
“Detectives remain in close contact with prosecutors as inquiries continue and further investigative work is carried out.”
The spate of further charges were first raised in court hearings in March and May, when Brand’s legal team sought assurances that the new charges would not be brought shortly before the trial took place.
It comes as an ex-con at the jail where rapist Russell Brand is being held has warned the fallen star needs to “keep his head down” as he is a “marked man”.
The former HMP Wandsworth inmate said Brand, 51, “needed to survive” until he moves to a new prison, following his sentencing.
It comes after the disgraced actor was jailed for 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault on Monday.
An ex HMP Wandsworth lag, who was released last year, said Brand is now a “dead man walking” in Wandsworth.
Brand has received visits by a prison chaplain while behind bars.
The pair prayed with each other as the fiend started his years-long stretch in jail.
Terrified Brand met the minister at his cell door after he was held following his dramatic rape and sexual assault conviction on Thursday.
Brand – who was strip-searched and scanned on arrival at the violence-plagued jail – was yesterday being kept apart from other cons and assessed by officers.
We can reveal that prison bosses have carried out a Cell-Sharing Risk Assessment (CSRA) on Brand – and have opted to house him on his own amid safety fears.
They have also opened up a care in custody document on the former comic and TV star, meaning they have to check him regularly and keep records on his mood.
Officers are understood to have blocked Brand from mixing with other cons to keep him safe from violence and extortion at the prison which has been hit by scandals and the 2023 escape of inmate Daniel Khalife.