Russell Brand's ex, Jemima Goldsmith, accuses him of abuse after his sentencing
“Jemima Goldsmith has accused former boyfriend Russell Brand of violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship, revealing that she once called the police following an alleged violent in…”
Goldsmith, who dated the comedian for approximately a year around 2014, made the allegations in a statement shared on social media on Monday. She said she had contacted police to have Brand removed from her house during an incident in 2014 but decided against pressing charges.
The 52-year-old explained that she was concerned about the effect media attention could have on her teenage children at the time. She also expressed support for the women who testified against Brand during his criminal trial, saying she was "glad and relieved" he had "finally faced justice".
Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison on Monday after being convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women between 2004 and 2009. He was found not guilty of two other rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
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Goldsmith said she had not seen or spoken to Brand since 2014 but had assisted journalists investigating allegations against him. She also said she would have been willing to testify about his alleged behaviour if the journalists had faced legal action.
Her statement addressed a 2015 injunction involving Goldsmith, Brand and a woman named Szilvia Berki. Goldsmith said Berki had visited her home in June 2014 to give Brand a massage, but the arrangement did not proceed after Goldsmith arrived., Berki later alleged that Brand had pushed her while she was leaving.
Goldsmith said she did not witness anything untoward and that police concluded there was no case to answer after reviewing her statement and CCTV footage. Goldsmith also claimed Berki subsequently sent threatening and antisemitic messages.
She said recent coverage of the injunction had exposed her to online abuse.
I am going to describe some painful and personal things in relation to Russell Brand because I have been put in a position now where I feel that I have no choice other than to do so, given the misleading reports and speculation around the facts of a harassment injunction that was…— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan)November 9, 2026
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