After five lawsuits, Russell Brand is accused again of sexual assault

Actor Russell Brand, 48, who in recent months has been the target of at least five lawsuits from women who accuse him of sexual abuse, now finds himself involved in a new case. An extra in the film “Arthur” (2011) accuses him of forcing sex on her in the bathroom on the film set.

According to The Guardian, the new lawsuit was filed last Friday and brought to state court under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which gives accusers a one-year window to sue for alleged sexual abuse. recent.

In the woman’s allegation, identified only as Jane Doe, she says that Brand was drunk on the film set and exposed his penis to her. The obscene act would have been done in front of more people who, according to her, would have treated his behavior as acceptable.

Afterwards, Brand allegedly followed her into the bathroom, pushed her against the wall and forced her to perform oral sex on him. Jane Doe says she suffered “severe psychological harm” and financial loss. Now, the woman is seeking unspecified compensation for reasons of assault, false imprisonment and infliction of emotional suffering. When contacted by the report, Brand did not respond, and Warner, accused of negligence, also did not comment.

OTHER CASES

In September, the actor, comedian and ex-husband of Katy Perry was accused of rape, sexual harassment and emotional abuse over a seven-year period, at a time when he was at the height of his fame. The allegations are the result of a joint investigation by the Sunday Times newspapers, the Times and the Channel 4 documentary series “Dispatches”.

Before the publication of the accusations, Brand had already published a video in which he vehemently denied, as he says, “very serious criminal accusations regarding his personal life”. At the time, he had not yet said what the allegations were, but insisted on saying that the relationships he maintained were always consensual.

According to reports, several women — all of whom preferred to remain anonymous — narrate abusive relationships with the actor. One claims that Brand had a relationship with her when he was 31 and she was 16. He allegedly nicknamed her “child” during the time they were together and he allegedly, on one occasion, forced his penis down her throat, making her choke.

Another alleged victim points out that Brand raped her in her Los Angeles home, and that she received treatment at a rape crisis center the same day. She would have been scared by what happened and, via message, the actor would have apologized.

A third woman said Brand sexually assaulted her while she was working with him in Los Angeles and that the comedian threatened legal action if she told anyone about his allegation. Another said she was “sexually assaulted” by Brand, as well as being emotionally abusive during their relationship. Another case would have happened in London 20 years ago.