{"id":320461,"date":"2026-02-24T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russell-brand-pleads-not-guilty-to-two-sexual-offences-including-rape\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:00:17","slug":"russell-brand-pleads-not-guilty-to-two-sexual-offences-including-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russell-brand-pleads-not-guilty-to-two-sexual-offences-including-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand pleads not guilty to two sexual offences, including rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/no37Uw7muXI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand pleads not guilty to two sexual offences, including rape\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/no37Uw7muXI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to two further sexual offences, including rape, which are both alleged to have taken place in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Brand previously denied two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault in relation to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women.<\/p>\n<p>He is due to face trial in June.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to two further sexual offences, including rape, which are both alleged to have taken place in 2009. 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