{"id":387993,"date":"2026-10-14T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-happened-on-the-first-day-of-russell-brands-rape-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:18","slug":"what-happened-on-the-first-day-of-russell-brands-rape-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-happened-on-the-first-day-of-russell-brands-rape-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened on the first day of Russell Brand&#8217;s rape trial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nifqvfhOpuw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What happened on the first day of Russell Brand's rape trial?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nifqvfhOpuw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russell Brand was \u201cobsessed\u201d with sex and treated women as a \u201cmeans to an end\u201d, jurors were told as the prosecution opened their case at the comedian and actor&#8217;s rape and sexual assault trial.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors on Wednesday described 51-year-old Brand as a \u201cruthless, calculated and manipulative\u201d predator who raped and groped women to satisfy his sexual appetite.<\/p>\n<p>Brand is accused of attacking six women in incidents between 1999 and 2009, as his showbiz career was flourishing.<\/p>\n<p>He denies all charges against him \u2013 pleading not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and an allegation of indecent assault.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the case against him at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC said Brand used humour and his \u201ccharm\u201d in the constant pursuit of sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Brand was \u201cobsessed\u201d with sex and treated women as a \u201cmeans to an end\u201d, jurors were told as the prosecution opened their case at the comedian and actor&#8217;s rape and sexual assault trial. 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