Six More Women Accuse Russell Brand of Misconduct Days After 10-Year Sentence

The Times reported Thursday that at least six more women have accused comedian and actor Russell Brand of sexual misconduct, days after he was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. A London jury had convicted the 51-year-old of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women. It acquitted him on two other rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault. Prosecutors described him at trial as a calculating predator, and Brand denied the charges. The new report is by Charlotte Wace and Rosamund Urwin, who led the 2023 Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches investigation. It includes an allegation that he had sex with a woman without consent and apologized afterward, and another that he kept going after a woman asked him to stop because he was hurting her. After sentencing, the Met Police confirmed Brand was under investigation for two more alleged rapes. Netflix said it would stream the documentary Russell Brand: Open Secret on Friday, November 13.

Right-leaning outlets frame the case around the trial and the media response. The Daily Wire leads with Netflix's announcement, recaps the verdicts, prosecutors' description and Brand's own admissions about promiscuity, and does not mention the new accusations. The Blaze features Glenn Beck, who questions whether prosecutors proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, while noting Brand's religious turn. Alternative outlets TMZ and The Hollywood Reporter lead with the new accusations, and The Hollywood Reporter adds detail on the journalists and the women's accounts. Left-leaning outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing.