{"id":387155,"date":"2026-10-12T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russel-brand-arrives-at-court-for-start-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:00:04","slug":"russel-brand-arrives-at-court-for-start-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russel-brand-arrives-at-court-for-start-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Russel Brand arrives at court for start of rape and sexual assault trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VosXyVMcSi8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russel Brand arrives at court for start of rape and sexual assault trial\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VosXyVMcSi8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russell Brand has arrived at Southwark Crown Court for the start of his trial on rape and sexual assault charges.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The comedian and actor faces seven charges relating to six women, over alleged offences between 1999 and 2009.<\/p>\n<p>These include three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault.<\/p>\n<p>Brand has pleaded not guilty to all charges.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected to last up to 10 weeks, with jury selection beginning on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>For daily updates search &#8216;Four the Record: Russell Brand on Trial&#8217; wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>&#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>Russell Brand has arrived at Southwark Crown Court for the start of his trial on rape and sexual assault charges. 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