RUSSELL Brand has arrived at court charged with raping two women and allegedly trying to drag another into the men's toilets.
The TV comic is accused of two counts of rape between 1999 and 2005 in Westminster and London.
Brand, 49, is also charged with two charges of sexual assault, and a count of indecent assault during the same dates.
He has now arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a first appearance.
Brand is understood to have been hidden the back seat of a chauffeur-driven car this morning as he made his way to court.
He flew in from Florida in the US yesterday after last month being charged by post.
Brand allegedly indecently assaulted a woman in 2001 by "grabbing her arm and dragging her towards a male toilet", according to court documents.
He is also alleged to have sexually assaulted another woman in Westminster in 2004 by touching her breasts without her consent.
The documents also allege he orally raped the same woman that year.
Brand is further accused of raping a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area and sexually assaulted another woman between 2004 and 2005 in Westminster.
The Met Police launched a probe into the TV presenter in September 2023 after The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches published an investigation into allegations over his treatment of women.
Following the charge, Brand told his 11.3million X followers that he was "never a rapist".
He added: "I've always told you guys that when I was young and single, before I had a wife and family… I was a fool, man.
"I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord… I have never engaged in non consensual activity, I pray you can see that by looking in my eyes."
At the height of his fame, Brand starred in a number of Hollywood films, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek.
He was also an in-demand stand-up comic and presented on Big Brother spin-off shows Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack.
Brand presented a BBC Radio 2 show between 2006 and 2008 but was forced to resign after he left a "lewd" voicemail for Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs about his granddaughter.
He has in recent years reinvented himself as an anti-woke political podcaster after splitting his time between the US and UK.
Brand, who was previously married to pop star Katy Perry, shares three children with his wife, Laura Gallacher, 37.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, who is leading the investigation, said: "The women who have made reports continue to receive support from specially trained officers.
"The Met's investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police.
"A dedicated team of investigators is available via email at CIT@met.police.uk.
"Support is also available by contacting the independent charity Rape Crisis."
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