Jemima Goldsmith alleges abuse by Russell Brand

Jemima Goldsmith said she experienced violence, coercive control and abuse during her relationship with Russell Brand, making the allegations public hours after he was sentenced to 10½ years in prison for rape and sexual assaults. Goldsmith said she called police to have Brand removed from her home during a violent incident in 2014, but chose not to press charges or speak publicly at the time because she feared press attention would affect her teenage children.

In a statement posted on X on November 9, Goldsmith said she had not seen or spoken to Brand since 2014. She expressed support for the women who testified at his trial and said her own experience had left a lasting impact. Her account is a personal allegation and does not constitute a new criminal finding.

Brand was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others in cases involving events between 2004 and 2009. He was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, November 9. A report on the sentencing said he must serve at least seven years before becoming eligible for release. The jury also acquitted him of two further rape charges and an attempted indecent assault.

Goldsmith said she had assisted...