Overview
- In a U.S. interview on The Megyn Kelly Show, Russell Brand said he had sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30 and pointed to the UK age of consent being 16.
- He rejected assault allegations and said all encounters were consensual, while calling his past sexual behavior selfish and exploitative because fame created a power gap.
- Prosecutors in London have charged him over allegations including rape and sexual assault by multiple women, and he has pleaded not guilty.
- Court reporting says the trial was pushed back to October 2026, according to The Telegraph as cited by TAG24.
- The UK’s legal age of consent is 16, yet the criminal cases focus on whether acts were non-consensual rather than on age alone.