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Russell Brand Takes the Stand in Rape Trial and Reveals No One Agreed to Testify on His Behalf: ‘My Entire Life Has Been Consumed by These Allegations’

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Russell Brand Takes the Stand in Rape Trial and Reveals No One Agreed to Testify on His Behalf: ‘My Entire Life Has Been Consumed by These Allegations’
Oct 28, 2026 3:38am PT Russell Brand Takes the Stand in Rape Trial and Reveals No One Agreed to Testify on His Behalf: ‘My Entire Life Has Been Consumed by These Allegations’

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See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Russell Brand and wife Laura Brand arrive at court ahead of his trial, where he faces rape and sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court on October 28, 2026 in London, England. Russell Brand has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He has denied all charges (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Getty Images) Alberto Pezzali

Russell Brand took the stand in his criminal trial in London on Wednesday, denying all accusations against him and revealing that he was not able to convince anyone to testify on his behalf.

He was called by his lawyer, Ian Winter KC, as the first witness as his defense began to lay out its case, according to Sky News. Winter began by asking Brand if he had committed each of the alleged offenses in the case, to which he repeatedly replied: “No.” He was then questioned about his prominence in the mid-2000s, with Brand saying that his marriage to Katy Perry in 2010 brought about “staggering fame.”

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