Russell Brand Denies Allegations of Rape & Sexual Assault, Speaks Out In New Video | Russell Brand | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Russell Brand is addressing the allegations made against him.

The 49-year-old comedian was charged on Friday (April 4) in London with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault from four separate women.

The allegations date all the back to 1999, and follows an investigation that started in 2023.

Now, Russell has released a new video on X/Twitter, denying all allegations made against him.

Keep reading to find out more…

“We’re very fortunate in a way to live in a time when there’s so little trust in the British government. We’re very fortunate, I suppose, that this is happening at a time where we know that the law has become a kind of weapon to be used against people, institutions and sometimes entire nations that will not accept and tolerate levels of corruption around precedent, and I’m speaking particularly to those of you in the UK,” he started off the minute and a half-long video. “How do you feel about your legal system right now? How do you feel about some of the high profile cases that are not being pursued or prosecuted?”

“When I was young and single, before I had my wife and family, I was a fool, I was a fool before I lived in the light of the lord. I was a drug addict, sex addict and an imbecile,” he continued. “But what I never was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.”

He then concluded the video by thanking those who have supported him. Watch the clip below.

Russell was previously accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by four women in September 2023. He was sued by another woman a few months later. He also denied those allegations at the time.