Crime & Justice
Wife testifies at Russell Brand rape trial as he admits using fame for sex was 'wrong'
October 29, 2026 at 01:59 PM
Coverage
3 reports · over 7 hours
TGThe Guardian
Russell Brand’s wife tells court he is ‘amazingly attentive husband’
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BNBBC News
Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'
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TGThe Guardian
From sex ‘obsession’ to losing friends, key takeaways from Russell Brand’s testimony at trial
(opens the publisher’s site)Laura Brand told the court her husband is a "wonderful father" and "amazingly attentive husband," while Brand conceded he had used his fame for sex.
- Laura Brand testified the couple split in 2007 over his promiscuity before rekindling in 2015, and described him as "caring" and "kind."
- Brand, giving evidence for over four hours, said it was "wrong" to use his fame for sex but denied a reported goal of sleeping with 5,000 women.
- Brand denies seven charges — three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and attempted indecent assault — from allegations spanning six women.
- Former girlfriend Elia Alvarez Diaz said Brand was "gentle" and "loving," but that their relationship ended over his repeated infidelity.