Russell Brand's former assistant tells court of his 'insane sexual appetite'

London's Southwark Crown Court has heard testimony from Russell Brand's former assistant about his alleged sexual behaviour as trial on charges spanning 1999 to 2009 continues.

• Southwark Crown Court on Monday read prosecution witness statements, including a May 2024 police statement from Brand's former personal assistant Helen Berger.
• Brand, 51, denies three rape charges, three sexual assaults and one indecent assault against six women.
• Berger said Brand had an "insane sexual appetite," asked her to collect female fans' phone numbers, and that sex often left him depressed.
• A witness statement alleged Brand's associates told a Channel 4 employee she must massage him or that day's recording would not continue.