Understand
Former flatmate tells Russell Brand trial that sex was a 'huge preoccupation' for the entertainer
Overview
During the fourth day of Russell Brand's trial at Southwark Crown Court, a former flatmate testified that sex was a major preoccupation for the entertainer. Brand, 51, denies seven charges involving six female complainants spanning from 1999 to 2009, maintaining that any sexual contact was consensual.
Key points
- Russell Brand is facing seven charges at Southwark Crown Court, including three counts of rape, three of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault, spanning from 1999 to 2009.
- Brand denies all charges, maintaining that any sexual contact was consensual.
- Former flatmate Andrew Dobson testified that Brand was vibrant, egotistical, erratic, and that 'sex was a huge preoccupation' for him.
- Dobson recalled an urgent and hurried atmosphere the morning after Brand allegedly raped a woman in Bournemouth in 1999.
- The trial is expected to last for six weeks.