Goldsmith Says She Called Police During 2014 Incident

Jemima Goldsmith said she called police to remove Russell Brand from her home during a violent incident in 2014, and chose not to pursue charges at the time. Her account appeared in a public statement after Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following convictions for rape and sexual assault.

Goldsmith said she had experienced Brand’s violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship. She said she did not go public or seek charges in 2014 because she was concerned about the effect of media attention on her teenage children. She added that she had neither seen nor spoken to him since that period. The reported account of the 2014 incident comes from Goldsmith; the reports do not independently establish it.

Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He denied the charges, according to reporting on the trial. Goldsmith praised the women who testified against him and said she had assisted journalists investigating him. She also said she had offered to testify if legal action was brought against the publication of the women’s allegations.

Goldsmith addressed her role in a 2015 High Court...