Russell Brand Faces Two Additional Assault Charges

Comedian and actor Russell Brand faces two additional charges of assault and sexual assault related to alleged nonrecent offenses against two women in 2009, London's Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday. The 50-year-old, already charged with multiple similar counts involving four other women from incidents between 1999 and 2005, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 20, 2026, for the new allegations.

The Crown Prosecution Service authorized the fresh charges following an ongoing investigation by the Metropolitan Police, which began in September 2023 after receiving reports from several women. Prosecutors determined there was sufficient evidence and public interest to proceed, according to Lionel Idan, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS. "These additional charges follow an investigation by the Metropolitan Police," Idan said. "Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring these additional charges to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue further criminal proceedings."

Brand previously pleaded not guilty in May at Southwark Crown Court to five original charges: two counts of assault, one count of...