Authorities in the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that Russell Brand faces new accusations of rape and sexual assault. The 50-year-old actor and comedian faces one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. “These new charges are in relation to two further women and are in addition to the charges issued to Brand in April 2025 which involved four women,” the Metropolitan Police stated in a press release. “The alleged offenses took place in 2009,” the Associated Press noted. Russell Brand charged with two new offences, one of rape and one of sexual assault https://t.co/cjyYbtZKw2 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 23, 2025 More from the Associated Press: He is expected to appear next in court on Jan. 20, in relation to the two new charges brought against him. A trial has also been scheduled for June next year and is expected to last four to five weeks. The “Get Him To The Greek” actor, known for risqué stand-up routines, battles with drugs and alcohol, has dropped out of the mainstream media in recent years. He built a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories, as well as discussing religion. When the first batch of charges were announced in April, Brand said that he welcomed the opportunity to prove his innocence. “I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord,” he said in a social media video. “I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile. But what I never was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.” Sky News shared a breaking alert: BREAKING: Comedian Russell Brand has been charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault, in addition to previous charges issued in April. Sky's @olivermiocic reports.https://t.co/A4PsYSiWcy Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/28clPvcmqn — Sky News (@SkyNews) December 23, 2025 Your thoughts? The Guardian shared further: Serious allegations of sexual abuse were first reported as part of an investigation by the Channel 4 Dispatches programme and the Sunday Times newspaper. Testimony gathered from multiple women who had encountered Brand between 1999 and 2005 indicated an alleged pattern of predatory behaviour by the former comedian and television presenter, who has later styled himself as a wellness guru. He has previously denied the allegations against him, which include raping a woman in the Bournemouth area in 1999, indecently assaulting a woman in 2001, orally raping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 and sexually assaulting a woman between 2004 and 2005. The latter three cases are alleged to have happened in the Westminster area of London.