Russell Brand’s ex Jemima Goldsmith claims she had to call police during a ‘violent incident’ in 2014
Warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Russell Brand’s ex-girlfriend, Jemima Goldsmith, has said she once had to call the police on him during a ‘violent incident’.
Goldsmith was in a relationship with the former comedian and actor for around a year in 2014.
In a statement on social media, Goldsmith has now accused her ex-partner of ‘violence, coercive control and abuse’ during their relationship and claims she had to call police to her home to remove him during one outburst.
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In a lengthy post on X, which was shared just hours after Brand was sentenced to 10-and-a-half-years in jail for raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others, Goldsmith said she was ‘in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial’.
She wrote: “I am and have always been strongly and unequivocally on the side of all of Brand’s victims.
“I am in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial, told their stories, testified and ensured justice was done.
“I have had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse.
“I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident.”
Goldsmith, 52, went on to say that she had chosen not to press charges or go public with the incident at the time as she ‘was worried about the impact of the press attention’ on her teenage children.
“I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014,” she continued.
“Whilst my pain in relation to this, pales in comparison to what the women have testified in court have suffered, this was a difficult period in my life which has had a lasting impact.
“Over several years, I assisted the journalists who finally exposed him; Ros Urwin, Louisa Compton and Dorothy Byrne.
“I also undertook to testify in court to his abusiveness, if the newspaper that published the victims’ accounts were ever to be sued.”
In the post, Goldsmith also referred to a High Court harassment case which she and Brand won in 2015 against a masseuse who alleged they treated her ‘like a prostitute’.
The case stemmed from a massage arranged by Goldsmith for Brand in June 2014, which he reportedly changed his mind about having.
Szilvia Berki had claimed she was assaulted by Brand, which he denied, and the alleged incident was investigated by police, who concluded there was no case to answer.
In her post, Goldsmith wrote that she was present the entire time Brand and Berki were together, adding: “I did not see anything untoward, despite the fact that he was later found guilty of sexually assaulting other women and he later physically assaulted me.
“If I saw any man abuse any woman under any circumstances, I would do my utmost to stop them, without hesitation.”
Last Thursday (5 November), Brand, 51, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of raping a woman in 2009, as well as sexually assaulting female TV and radio workers between 2004 and 2009 following a four-week trial.
He was found not guilty on three other counts.
Today (9 November), he was sentenced to 10 years and six months and will serve at least two thirds of his sentence behind bars before becoming eligible for release on licence.
The presiding judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, said: “About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever – and in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.
“Your status protected you until 2023 when journalists published allegations.”
Russell Brand's verdicts
Guilty
Count 3: Sexual assault
Count 5: Sexual assault
Count 6: Rape
Count 7: Sexual assault
Not guilty
Count 1: Rape
Count 2: Attempted indecent assault
Count 4: Rape
If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article and wish to speak to someone in confidence, contact the Rape Crisis England and Wales helpline on 0808 500 222, available 24/7. If you are currently in danger or need urgent medical attention, you should call 999.
Topics: UK News, Russell Brand, Crime
Claire Reid
