Crime & Justice
Woman told Russell Brand he 'treated her like an animal' after alleged rape, court hears
October 21, 2026 at 04:28 PM
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A complainant testified at Russell Brand's trial that he anally raped her at his London home in 2009 and that she later confronted him by text.
- The woman testified Brand anally raped her at his Hampstead townhouse in 2009 after consensual vaginal sex.
- She said she later texted Brand, "you treated me like an animal," and he replied, "I'm sorry."
- Brand, 51, denies three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women spanning 1999 to 2009.
- The complainant said the alleged assault left her bleeding for days and that she could not speak or breathe at first.

