British comedian and actor Russell Brand pleaded not guilty Friday at a London criminal court to five charges of sexual offenses including rape and sexual assault.
The media personality faces one count of rape, one of oral rape, two of sexual assault and one of indecent assault between 1999 and 2005, involving four women.
He gained international recognition as the husband of pop star Katy Perry, but is better known in the UK for his comedy routines, TV and radio appearances in the early 2000s.
He is accused of raping one woman in a hotel room following an event in the southern Bournemouth area in 1999.
Another charge relates to the oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2004 in central London.
The accusations involve four women, including one who was a TV worker and another who was a radio station worker at the time of the alleged assaults.
In a video response on X after he was charged in April, Brand said he was “grateful” for the “opportunity” to defend himself.
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