{"id":388293,"date":"2026-10-15T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/brand-allegedly-raped-woman-after-asking-her-to-photograph-him-court-hears\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:00:06","slug":"brand-allegedly-raped-woman-after-asking-her-to-photograph-him-court-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/brand-allegedly-raped-woman-after-asking-her-to-photograph-him-court-hears\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand allegedly raped woman after asking her to photograph him, court hears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZJkgFA9Y9hY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Brand allegedly raped woman after asking her to photograph him, court hears\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZJkgFA9Y9hY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the court heard testimony from the first alleged victim in Russell Brand\u2019s rape trial at Southwark Crown Court. <\/p>\n<p>Brand faces three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He denies all the charges.  <\/p>\n<p>The woman told the court that Brand allegedly raped her after asking her to take photographs of him \u201csemi-nude\u201d. She also described how, before the alleged rape, Brand acted \u201clike Basil Fawlty when he does his goose steps\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, Culture Correspondent Minnie Stephenson speaks to our producer Sachelle Conner about the testimony heard in court and the details that emerged during proceedings. <\/p>\n<p>Warning: This episode includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault<br \/>\n[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/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>Today, the court heard testimony from the first alleged victim in Russell Brand\u2019s rape trial at Southwark Crown Court. 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