00:00Russel Brand has been formally charged with rape and sexual assault.
00:05The UK's Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday that it has authorized London's Metropolitan
00:10Police to charge a man, identified as 49-year-old Brand, following an investigation by detectives.
00:16London's Metropolitan Police said Brand has been charged with one count of rape,
00:20one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape, and two counts of sexual assault.
00:25He will appear in court on Friday, May 2.
00:28The police force says the crimes he has been charged with relate to multiple
00:31incidents that took place in the UK from 1999 to 2005.
00:35The detective superintendent leading the investigation said,
00:39the women who have made reports continue to receive support from specially trained officers.
00:44The investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case,
00:48or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police.
00:52Detectives began investigating Brand in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations,
00:58which followed reporting by Channel 4's Dispatches and the Sunday Times of extensive
01:02allegations against Brand. The disgraced actor and comedian has denied all claims made against him.
01:08He maintains all of his relationships were consensual.
01:11On Friday, Brand shared this video on social media.
01:14I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict,
01:19and an imbecile. But what I never was, was a rapist. I've never engaged in non-consensual
01:25activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.
01:28For much more on this story and all the latest updates,
01:31go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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