British police said on Tuesday that comedian and actor Russell Brand had been charged with a new count of rape and another of sexual assault. This report produced by Freddie Joyner. - REUTERS
00:00Comedian and actor Russell Brand was charged with a new count of rape and another of sexual assault, according to British police on Tuesday.
00:09The two new charges follow five others made in April going back more than two decades and involved different women.
00:16Brand pleaded not guilty in May to the five original charges.
00:19He has denied having non-consensual sex.
00:22Reuters has attempted to reach Brand for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
00:27The 50-year-old, once a well-known broadcaster in the UK and a former husband of U.S. pop singer Katy Perry, is due to appear in court on January 20th in relation to the two new charges.
00:39A trial on the earlier charges is scheduled to begin in June.
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