Accuser describes Russell Brand’s alleged rape and sexual assault in court

Russell Brand was grinning “like a clown” after he sexually assaulted a woman in the middle of a crowded Soho bar, a court has heard.

The former comedian and TV host, now 51, is accused of groping a woman’s breasts before dragging her into a toilet to perform a sex act.

In her recorded interview with police, the woman said she was excited to meet Brand at the 2004 birthday party, but says within a minute of starting a conversation he had sexually assaulted her.

She alleges Brand then told her “don’t be a spoilsport” while forcing her to perform oral sex in the toilet cubicle.

Russell Brand denies all the charges and says all the sexual encounters were consensual.