Russell Brand told an alleged victim he “had to get back to his mum” after he allegedly raped her, a court has heard.
Brand is on trial after pleading not guilty to three charges of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of indecent assault, after being accused by six women over alleged incidents between 1999 and 2009.
On the second day of the comedian’s trial, Southwark Crown Court was played a pre-recorded police interview with one of his accusers.
The court heard the woman told officers that after Brand raped her, he: “didn’t think he did anything wrong”.
“He obviously put his clothes on, but I remember him writing down his email,” she added.
The woman said she remembered Brand saying he “had to get back to his mum”.
She continued: “I didn’t saying anything, then he wrote his email down... I think he was trying to show me he was a family guy.”
Woman 'felt like she wanted to harm herself' after Brand encounter
The woman told the police she was banging her head against the wall in the aftermath of the incident, the court heard.
She told police: “I just felt like I wanted to harm myself because there’s something wrong.”
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The court heard the woman was told by Brand not to “worry” because he got “tested regularly” for sexually transmitted diseases.
She told the officer: “He said ‘don’t worry, I get tested regularly, I go to the clinic a lot, I don’t have any diseases.
“I remember him saying that.”
Addressing how Brand seemed after the alleged rape, the woman said: “He was happy – like nothing was wrong, like we both had a brilliant time, his mum would love to meet me.”
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“I just remember him pushing me and I am just going no, no,” she told the officer. “I was really scared.”
She described turning her head as he tried to kiss her because his tongue was “lizard like”.
“It was making me feel sick,” she added.
“I remember say no, what are you doing, what are you doing,” she told the officer, adding that he was saying things like “it’s ok, it’s fine” and “don’t worry about it”.
She told the officer: “He knew I didn’t want it. I think at that point he didn’t particularly care.”
Brand 'acted like Basil Fawlty' before alleged attack
The woman recounted how Brand acted “like Basil Fawlty when he does his goose steps” before the alleged rape.
She told the officer: “I remember him being like an ostrich – like a bird because he was very leggy.
“I wasn’t laughing, I just remember him jumping up and down being silly.”
She added: “Almost like Fawlty Towers-esque, like Basil Fawlty when he does his goose steps.”
Woman said she was left ‘crying’ and ‘felt stupid’ after alleged attack
The woman said she was left ‘crying’ and ‘felt stupid’, court heard
“I was just crying I felt stupid,” in the wake of the alleged rape, she told the officer.
“I was just sitting on the bed, I don’t think I slept.”
Fighting back tears, she added: “This is something dirty that happened to me. I felt guilty I was begging for forgiveness.
“He made me feel so dirty and I thought it was my fault. But in those days it was your fault. It was always your fault.”
Brand grabbed me in 'childish' way, accuser told police
The woman told the officer she remembered how Brand “grabbed” her in a “childish” way when they met before the alleged rape.
The alleged victim said: “He said ‘I have been looking for you’ – I think he grabbed me from behind, like ‘boo’.
“He was very childish, he was very playful – I didn’t feel threatened by him.”
Brand continued to tilt his head towards the TV screen on his left as the woman’s video recorded interview was played.
Brand told woman he 'had to get back to his mum' after alleged attack
The court heard Brand told the alleged victim he “had to get back to his mum” following the incident.
The woman told the officer: “Afterwards, he didn’t think he did anything wrong.
“He obviously put his clothes on, but I remember him writing down his email.”
The woman said she remembered Brand saying he “had to get back to his mum”.
She continued: “I didn’t saying anything, then he wrote his email down.”
The woman added: “I think he was trying to show me he was a family guy.”
Brand forced woman to take pictures of him before attack, jurors told
The woman told the officer she remember feeling “frightened” after Brand forced her to take pictures of him on her camera before allegedly raping her.
The court heard the alleged victim say: “I took pictures of him on my camera – he made me take them.
“I was frightened. I remember feeling ‘what on earth have I got myself into’ – and then he did rape me.
“He pushed me onto the bed. He did take my trousers off.
Brand undressed after taking complainant back to her hotel, court hears
The complainant said she went back to her hotel with Brand after they had “chatted for hours”.
But in the room, Brand had taken his top off, the court heard.
She said: “He was not naked fully, he had his trousers or shorts on, I think shorts or pants – I don’t know what you call them, budgie smugglers, tiny shorts, like briefs.”
The woman said she was “taken aback” and “shocked” as Brand was “prancing around” and “sitting on the bed”.
She added: “I froze a bit, I’m like ‘why have you taken your clothes off?’
“And he was like ‘it’s OK, its just how I am, don’t worry…. I’m mostly naked at home’.”
'It didn't feel like Brand was trying it on with me', complainant told police
The complainant said she went to a fringe theatre event on her own during the Labour Party conference.
She said there were telephone booths and that while she was on the phone “somebody started pulling my hair”.
The woman said: “Basically it was Russell Brand, he was doing it while I was on the phone.”
She added: “He was ducking down.”
The alleged victim told the officer she believed Brand was “gay” and that it did not feel like he was “trying it on with me”.
Jurors heard the woman say: “I probably made a judgment – I thought he was gay.
“He was very complimentary, he was saying how pretty I was, how brave I was.
“It didn’t feel like he was trying it on with me.”