Russell Brand, awaiting trial on rape and sexual assault charges, admits to sex with 16-year-old girl in 2000s
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Russell Brand, the British comedian and actor who has been accused by multiple women of rape and sexual assault, said his sexual flings amid the height of his fame in the early aughts included sleeping with a 16-year-old girl.Brand confirmed the relationship to Megyn Kelly on the the latest episode of her eponymous podcast and YouTube show published Wednesday.
“I did sleep with a 16-year-old when I was 30,” he said, “but when I was 30 I was a different person.I was a lot younger and I was an immature 30-year-old.”The “Get Him to the Greek” actor, 50, emphasized that the age of consent in the United Kingdom is 16 and reflected on his behavior at the time, adding that he thinks having consensual sex as a famous person “involved exploitation.” He said he felt fame and addiction paved the way for “opportunity for endless consent which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and exploiter of women.”“That is wrong and that is something that needs to be redeemed and addressed and atoned for,” he added.
Entertainment & Arts British comedian Russell Brand faces additional charges of sexual assault and rape, U.K.authorities announced Tuesday.Brand’s relationship with a 16-year-old girl became public in 2023 when the Times of London and Britain’s Channel 4 published a joint investigation detailing allegations of rape, sexual assault and other abusive behavior against the once-in-demand actor.
One of the women who raised allegations against Brand said she became involved with the former actor when she was 16 and he was 31, and that he referred to her as “the child” in their relationship.According to the woman, Brand reportedly forced his penis down her throat, making it difficult to breathe, and she fought him off by punching him in the stomach.
Brand denied the claims at the time.The investigation centered on alleged incidents that occurred between 2006 an...