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Russell Brand made alleged rape victim take photos of him half naked, trial told - The Guardian

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Russell Brand transformed into a “monster” when he allegedly made a woman take half-naked photographs of him before raping her in a hotel room at a Labour party conference, a court has heard. The 51-year-old comedian has denied attacking the woman, who broke down in tears in the witness box at Southwark crown court as she told how she could not fight him off. “He was really heavy,” she said. “I couldn’t struggle. I couldn’t breathe. I know he raped me, I know I said: ‘No, no, I don’t want this.’”Brand faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women, in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999 to 2009. He denies all the charges and has pleaded not guilty.‘I couldn’t breathe’: Russell Brand trial hears from first alleged victim - The LatestBrand fixed his gaze on one of the TV screens in court on Thursday morning as a video of the woman’s interview from 27 September 2023 was played. She told police she met Brand at a fringe cabaret event that he was performing in during the Labour party conference in Bournemouth in 1999. She was not attracted to the then unknown performer, whom she assumed was gay and who showered her with compliments

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