Overview
- Russell Brand, in a Tuesday interview on The Megyn Kelly Show, said he had sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30 and called his past conduct exploitative.
- He said the encounter was consensual and legal under UK law, while child-protection groups note it is illegal to sexually exploit under‑18s or abuse a position of trust.
- British prosecutors charged him in April 2025 with rape, indecent assault, oral rape, and two counts of sexual assault tied to four women, and he pleaded not guilty the next month.
- Two further counts linked to alleged offenses in 2009 were filed in December 2025, and a judge in March moved the trial to begin October 12, 2026 at Southwark Crown Court.
- Court filings describe accusations that include a hotel rape during a Labour Party conference in Bournemouth and assaults on women who worked in TV and radio.