The five most shocking claims from the Russell Brand trial so far
It is the celebrity trial that has gripped the world.
TL;DR
- Russell Brand is on trial for three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault.
- His first alleged victim claims he groomed her and then turned 'monster-like' before raping her in 1999.
- A second woman alleges Brand attempted to drag her into a male toilet at MTV offices in 2001.
- Prosecutors described Brand as a 'ruthless sexual predator' with a goal of bedding 5,000 women.
- Evidence suggests Brand exhibited 'panicked urgency' on the night of the first alleged rape.
- Brand denies all charges, stating all sexual contact was consensual.