Entertainment of Tuesday, 20 January 2026Source: edition.cnn.comActor and comedian Russell Brand has been granted bail after being accused of two further sex offenses, including rape. The 50-year-old appeared via video link from the US for the six-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday afternoon. Brand previously denied two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault in relation to alleged offenses between 1999 and 2005, involving four women. In relation to the five original charges, a trial is scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court later this year. Detectives began investigating allegations into Brand which came to light following reporting from the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in September 2023.

Source: CNN January 21, 2026 09:15 UTC