Overview
- Brand, in a Wednesday interview on The Megyn Kelly Show, said he slept with a 16-year-old when he was 30 and noted the U.K. age of consent is 16.
- He said his past behavior was exploitative because fame created a strong power imbalance, and he described himself then as selfish and immature.
- He has pleaded not guilty to seven charges involving six women, including rape, sexual assault, and indecent assault, tied to alleged incidents from 1999 to 2009.
- His consolidated trial is scheduled for October 12 at Southwark Crown Court after a postponement from June to accommodate added charges.
- Brand maintains that all past relationships were consensual, and his new admission concerns a separate encounter that he says was lawful under U.K. law.