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Pop star issued chilling warning about ‘vile predator’ Russell Brand 20 years before rape conviction

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Dannii Minogue warned about Russell Brand's behavior as a "vile predator" twenty years before his recent conviction for rape and sexual assault. In a 2006 interview with The Mirror, Dannii recounted her encounter on Brand’s MTV show where he made inappropriate comments and persisted in asking for her phone number despite her disinterest. She described him as going too far but not quite crossing the line to warrant physical confrontation. Last week, Brand was found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
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Pop star Dannii Minogue issued a chilling warning about comedian Russell Brand in 2006, describing his behavior as a "vile predator" two decades before he was convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault. At the time, Minogue shared with The Mirror that she had a negative experience appearing on Brand’s short-lived MTV show “1 Leicester Square,” where he made inappropriate remarks about her appearance and repeatedly asked for her phone number, to which she responded, "He’s just not my type." Minogue warned that while Brand was very intelligent, he often went too far with his advances. Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of these offenses after a four-week trial in 2026.

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“He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
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“However, it’s entirely possible that I may have encountered them, and we may have engaged in consensual sexual activity, or physical contact.
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Dannii PERSON · 5× Brand PERSON · 4× Katy Perry PERSON · 1× Kylie Minogue PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× MTV ORG · 1× Russell PERSON · 1× Southwark Crown Court ORG · 1× The Mirror ORG · 1× Vogue ORG · 1×

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Dannii detailed her negative experience appearing on Brand’s short-lived MTV show “1 Leicester Square” at the time, claiming the disgraced comedian “kept making shocking remarks that I can’t even repeat.” “Just uttering the words would make me blush,” she shared.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
“He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
2026-11-09 · New York Post
Pop star issued chilling warning about ‘vile predator’ Russell Brand 20 years before rape conviction · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

“I certainly don’t think he has cured his sex addiction, that’s for sure,” Dannii, now 55, told The Mirror in 2006. asserted
Dannii → think → 2006
“He wouldn’t take no for an answer.” asserted
He → take → answer
Dannii detailed her negative experience appearing on Brand’s short-lived MTV show “1 Leicester Square” at the time, claiming the disgraced comedian “kept making shocking remarks that I can’t even repeat.” “Just uttering the words would make me blush,” she shared. asserted
she → detail → words
Brand, according to Dannii, commented on her “fabulous breasts” and pestered the singer for her phone number after following her down a corridor. “He’s just not my type,” Dannii added. uncertain
Dannii → accord → corridor
The former “X Factor UK” judge said that Brand “always goes that step too far” though “never quite far enough to slap his face.” asserted
Brand → say → face
Dannii, the sister of Grammy Award winner Kylie Minogue, also stated that while the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” actor is “obviously very intelligent,” she bashed him for wearing “more makeup than I do.” asserted
I → state → makeup
“Normally I love guys with eyeliner on. asserted
eyeliner → love → guys
It can be very sexy, but not on Russell,” she continued. asserted
she → continue → Russell
Last week, the “Get Him to the Greek” star was found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. asserted
star → get → London
Brand was previously briefly married to Katy Perry, who hasn’t commented on his legal troubles, and was blocked from being mentioned by his defense team during the trial. asserted
who → marry → trial
“I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day,” the “Firework” singer said in a 2013 interview with Vogue. asserted
singer → feel → Vogue
Perry added, “I let go and I was like, ‘This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me.’ asserted
this → add → me
So I have moved on from that.” asserted
I → move → that
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226 Conversation asserted
you → know → Conversation
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