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Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Straits Times World, BBC News UK, STV News, and The Guardian UK are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
His trial hears statements he gave to police between 2023 and 2025, denying allegations against him.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Russell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and his bad behaviour was normalised, trial told
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Russell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and bad behaviour on ‘another level’, trial told
- New development reported by STV News
Russell Brand told police ‘very promiscuous’ celebrity life ‘reframed’ as rape
- New development reported by BBC News UK
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
UK comedian Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex, court hears
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
UK comedian Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex, court hears
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The Straits TimesUK comedian Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex, court hears
- BBC NewsRussell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex
- STV NewsRussell Brand told police ‘very promiscuous’ celebrity life ‘reframed’ as rape
- The GuardianRussell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and his bad behaviour was normalised, trial told