More Allegations of Abuse Made Against Russell Brand in New Netflix Documentary

While Russell Brand begins his 10 1/2 years prison sentence for rape and sexual assault this week, more women have come forward to accuse him of abuse.

The Times has now reported, external accusations of what it called sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by a further six women, which the newspaper said could not be reported until the criminal case had ended this past week. Netflix documentary, titled Russell Brand: Open Secret, was made available today, which features an interview with a woman who makes detailed accusations against Brand.

The woman, referred to as Emily, said she had a relationship with Brand when she was in his 20s, and that on one occasion she “literally begged” Brand to stop after he refused to wear a condom during sex.

“I said to him, ‘No, Russell, please, let’s just use protection.’ I kept saying ‘No’. I said, ‘Stop Russell, stop, please don’t, please.’ I begged him. I literally begged him. I tried to kick him off, I tried to draw my knees back, to kick him in his belly, but he was too strong for me.” But he “just pinned my hands back behind my head” before forcing himself upon her, she alleged.

Another ex-girlfriend, Jordan Martin, claimed in the documentary that Brand sexually assaulted her and smashed her phone in a hotel room when she tried to leave. “He didn’t say anything. He put his hand down the front of my jeans and he inserted a finger and then he walked away.” She added: “I look at myself back then and I feel sorry for myself. And not in a bad or pitying way, I just feel like it wasn’t very fair.” Martin also said that Brand repeatedly forced her to “brush her team until gums bled”, which is an accusation that, according to the Sunday Times report, at least five former partners of Brand have also made.

One woman, named Alex in the documentary, says that Brand lied to her about wearing a condom during sex. Another described an alleged incident wherein Brand started having sex with her without any build-up and against her pleas, to which he replied, “Tonight was consensual. Nobody did anything they didn’t want to do.”

Brand is serving his sentence at Wandsworth Prison. One former inmate told the BBC that Brand will face “hell on earth” during his time there. A member of staff at Wandsworth said there had been “much excitement” among the inmates about Brand’s arrival. “Prisons are boring and Russell Brand being in their space has given them some fun - they’ve been slamming on cell doors and shouting out his name. He is a rapist, so there’s also been some anger about what he’s done.”