Former MTV Employee Gives Evidence in Russell Brand Trial

The prosecution opened its case during the trial's first week, with two women already giving evidence. A former MTV employee became the third accuser to testify, describing an alleged sexual assault within minutes of meeting Brand at a Soho birthday party in 2004.

She claims Brand suddenly grabbed her breasts while they talked at the Nordic Bar. He then took hold of her arm, leading her towards the toilets, where he ignored her protests inside the cubicle, repeatedly urging her not to be a 'spoilsport'.

The woman reported the incident to a producer friend a few days later, describing Brand as a 'sexual predator'. She felt ashamed, not wanting to think of herself as a victim. She never reported the allegation at the time, believing it would be her word against that of a rising television star during 'those laddish culture times'.

Media reports in 2023 prompted the woman to come forward to the police. Other alleged attacks include an assault at a birthday party in Soho in 2004 and an alleged rape at his home in Hampstead in 2009.

One woman also alleged rape in a hotel room at the 1999 Labour Party conference. Brand suggests his accusers 'reimagined' encounters after media reports. The prosecution claims he is a 'ruthless' sexual predator.

The trial is ongoing. Brand's defence maintains that all sexual activity was consensual.