Russell Brand Faces UK Rape Charges as US Civil Suit Advances

Brand has been formally charged with multiple sexual offenses in the UK, while a US judge denies his request to delay a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault on a film set.

Russell Brand has been charged in the UK with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault involving four women between 1999 and 2005, with his first court appearance scheduled for May 2, 2025.
In the US, a civil lawsuit filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act accuses Brand of sexually assaulting a woman on the set of the 2011 movie 'Arthur.'
A New York judge rejected Brand’s request to delay the US civil case, citing concerns about overlapping legal proceedings with the UK criminal case.
Warner Bros. has offered to provide outtakes from the movie 'Arthur' as evidence in the US lawsuit, which also names the studio as a defendant for alleged negligence.
Brand denies all allegations, asserting his relationships were consensual, while his legal team has expressed concerns about potential US criminal charges, though no investigation is currently open.