Jemima Goldsmith has accused her former boyfriend Russell Brand of “violence, coercive control and abuse” during their relationship, speaking out publicly for the first time on Monday.
Goldsmith, 52, posted a statement on X hours after Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assault. A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London convicted the 51-year-old comedian of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Goldsmith said she called police to have Brand removed from her home in 2014 during a violent incident. She said she chose not to press charges at the time and stayed silent because she worried about the effect of press attention on her then teenage children.
She also said she helped journalists at The Sunday Times and Channel 4 with their 2023 investigation into Brand, and offered to testify about his behaviour if the reporting led to court proceedings.
London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed on Tuesday that more people have contacted investigators about Brand during and after his trial. Police said officers are assessing the information, and no new charges have been announced.
Source: The Times
