Russell Brand told police 'very promiscuous' celebrity life 'reframed' as rape

Russell Brand told police that his “very promiscuous” celebrity lifestyle—described as kissing fans and having sex with numerous women—has been “unfavourably reframed” into rape and sexual assault claims. Now 51, Brand is on trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting a series of women. Police questioned him four times between November 2023 and July 2025, and in each statement he insisted he “never engaged in any non-consensual sexual activity.” He said allegations surfaced in 2023 after reporting by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 were false. He also described public physical contact, including kissing hundreds of fans, and said he sometimes left encounters after they ended, arguing any later accounts were “invented or reimagined.”