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Russell Brand may be facing charges of rape and sexual assault in the U.K., but he’s also potentially facing criminal charges in the U.S., according to The Times.
The British broadsheet reports that Warner Bros. Discover has offered to hand over hours of outtakes of the comedian from romantic drama “Arthur,” released in 2011, as evidence connected to an allegation of sexual assault on set.
Both Brand and Warner Bros. were sued in 2023 by an extra on the film identified as Jane Doe, who accused the comedian of exposing himself to cast members before sexually assaulting her in a lavatory.
Brand and Warner Bros. both denied the allegations, but Warner Bros. Discovery has now reportedly offered to disclose unseen footage from “Arthur,” its attorney Patrick Lamparello telling a New York Supreme Court last week that the company had “some hours of video outtake footage … four or five hours, it could be more, around eight,” according to The Times. Variety has reached out to Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Times also reported that at the New York hearing in New York, Brand’s lawyers sought to delay the case, claiming there would be an “overlap” with the criminal case in the U.K. The request was rejected by judge Shlomo Hagler.
Brand’s lawyer Mark Cuccaro told the Supreme Court that Brand had a “reasonable belief criminal prosecution is possible in the U.S. based on allegations tantamount to criminal sexual misconduct occurring in the US, of which he has been falsely accused both by this civil plaintiff and several others through the media.”
London’s Metropolitan Police last week confirmed that Brand had been charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, and was due to appear in court on May. 2. Brand denies the allegations.
