Jemima Goldsmith accuses Russell Brand of abuse after 10-year prison sentence

Jemima Goldsmith, executive producer of The Voice of Hind Rajab and The Bibi Files, has alleged that Russell Brand was abusive during their relationship in 2013-14. The allegations come after Brand was sentenced to prison for more than 10 years for rape and sexual assault.

In a post on X/Twitter, Goldsmith wrote: "I am in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial, told their stories, testified and ensured justice was done."

She added: "I have had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse. I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident. I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children."

Goldsmith said she had neither seen nor spoken to Brand since 2014. She also revealed that she assisted Channel 4, The Times of London, and The Sunday Times with their reporting on Brand in 2023, and that she undertook to testify in court to his abusiveness if the newspaper that published the victims’ accounts were ever to be sued.

Russell Brand’s sentence

Brand, 51, was sentenced to a total of 10 years and six months in prison: nine years for rape, with additional terms of 18 months, nine months and eight months for three counts of sexual assault. He was convicted of raping a 21-year-old woman after meeting her at a stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2009, kissing and groping a Capital Radio worker in 2005, sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker in 2009, and groping an MTV worker during a party at a Soho bar in 2004.

Mr Justice Bennathan said Brand would likely serve two-thirds of the sentence before being released on licence. Brand was remanded into custody at HMP Wandsworth.

Goldsmith’s comments on the 2014 harassment injunction

Goldsmith addressed reporting about a harassment injunction she and Brand secured against a woman in 2014. She said the reporting presented "an untrue narrative" and opened her up to "vile hatred and abuse online."

She wrote that the woman came to her house for roughly 30 minutes in June 2014 after Goldsmith booked her to give a massage to Brand, but Brand decided he did not want a massage and asked her to leave. Goldsmith said she was present the whole time and did not see anything untoward.

Goldsmith alleged that Berki reported Brand to the police, but officers concluded that "there was no case to answer and that no criminal offence had been committed." She alleged that the woman then sent "vicious antisemitic and threatening abuse online and in emails."

She added: "Although I was at this point no longer in contact with Brand, I agreed to the suggestion by his lawyer of a harassment order. My sole reason was to stop [the woman] targeting me and my family. The harassment injunction was upheld by the High Court and Court of Appeal on several occasions."

Why it matters

Goldsmith’s statement adds a new accuser to the case against Russell Brand, who is already serving a 10-year-and-six-month prison sentence for rape and sexual assault. Her account of calling police during a violent incident in 2014, and her decision not to press charges at the time, provides additional context to the criminal proceedings and the reporting that preceded them.

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Sources

• deadline.com: Jemima Goldsmith Accuses Russell Brand of "Violence & Abuse"
• mirror.co.uk: Russell Brand latest: Rapist's ex accuses him of 'violence, control and abuse' - The Mirror

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