frightened and ashamed afterwards, and was left having nightmares that she might be pregnant
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she → frighten → nightmares
Jurors at Southwark Crown Court have now heard detailed evidence from one of the four women whose allegations form the basis of the criminal case against the comedian and actor.
asserted
allegations → hear → comedian
Brand, 51, denies all seven charges he faces: three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault.
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he → deny → assault
Prosecutors allege he was a “sexual predator” who used his fame and charisma to target women.
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who → allege → women
The defence has indicated that Brand will argue any sexual activity was consensual and that his accusers have effectively “reimagined” encounters with him years later.
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accusers → indicate → him
The trial is expected to last several weeks.
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trial → expect → ?
What is Russell Brand accused of?
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Brand → accuse → What
The prosecution case concerns allegations made by four women relating to separate incidents said to have taken place between 1999 and 2005.
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case → concern → 1999
One woman alleges she was raped by Brand at a hotel during the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth in 1999.
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she → allege → 1999
A second woman claims she was raped at Brand's Hampstead home in 2009.
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she → claim → 2009
A third alleges she was sexually assaulted after being made to give the comedian a massage during work linked to a Channel 4 project.
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she → allege → project
A fourth complainant alleges she was sexually assaulted in a separate incident.
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she → allege → incident
Opening the prosecution case earlier this week, prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC described Brand as "ruthless, calculated and manipulative" towards women.
The court has also heard evidence from a former flatmate who claimed the comedian boasted about his sexual exploits and had once spoken of wanting to sleep with 5,000 women.
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comedian → open → women
On Thursday, jurors watched a recorded police interview with the woman who alleges she was raped by Brand after meeting him at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth in 1999.
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she → watch → 1999
She told police she had attended a fringe cabaret show in which Brand was performing.
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Brand → tell → which
The woman recalled using a telephone booth when "somebody started pulling my hair".
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somebody → recall → hair
“Basically it was Russell Brand, he was doing it while I was on the phone”, she said.
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she → do → phone
She described him as “very childish” and “very playful”, adding that she did not feel threatened by him at the time.
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she → describe → time
The woman told police she believed Brand was gay and therefore did not see him as a potential sexual threat.
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Brand → tell → threat
After spending hours talking about theatre and creative projects, she said she invited him back to her hotel room to continue their conversation.
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she → spend → conversation
The court heard she was shocked when Brand emerged from the bathroom without his top on and began behaving erratically in the room.
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top → hear → room
In her police interview, she described him as wearing only very short briefs and “prancing around”, sitting on the bed and performing exaggerated movements.
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she → describe → movements
“He was like an ostrich,” she said.
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she → say → ostrich
“I remember him being like a bird because he was very leggy.”
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he → remember → bird
She said Brand started “goose stepping” around the room like television character Basil Fawlty.
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Brand → say → Fawlty
The woman recalled asking why he had taken off his clothes.
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he → recall → clothes
“He was like, ‘it’s OK, it's just how I am, don't worry.
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I → ’ → ?
She said she froze and remembered thinking: “What on earth have I got into?”
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I → say → earth
‘It’s just fun’
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It → ’ → ?
The complainant told police that Brand then became increasingly physical.
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Brand → tell → police
Describing the alleged rape, she said he pushed her on to the bed, removed her trousers and lay on top of her.
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he → describe → her
She told police she felt unable to escape the situation.
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she → tell → situation
“I couldn't get out of the situation.
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I → get → situation
Do I shout?
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I → shout → ?
Do I scream?”
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I → scream → ?
The woman said she shut down mentally during the alleged attack.
“I drifted out of my head.”
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I → say → head
She described Brand as feeling “heavy” and said she remembered his “lizard-like” tongue.
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she → describe → tongue
The court heard that during the alleged incident, Brand attempted to reassure her and repeatedly suggested what was happening was normal.
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happening → hear → her
“He was just saying, ‘We're having fun, it's fine, it's all good...
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it → say → fun
Don't worry about it, it's just fun, it's normal.”
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it → worry → it
…and 27 more, not listed.
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