Russell Brand‘s ex-girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith is speaking out after the disgraced comedian was sentenced following his multiple convictions for rape and sexual assault.
“Firstly, and most importantly, I am and have always been strongly and unequivocally on the side of all of Brand’s victims,” Goldsmith, 52, wrote via X on Monday, November 9. “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.”
Goldsmith — who dated Brand, 51, for roughly a year around 2014 — claimed that she was once forced to contact police to have him removed from her home during an alleged “violence incident.”
“I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children,” she claimed. “I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014. 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.”
Goldsmith’s allegations came hours after Brand appeared in a London court on Monday and was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Victim impact statements were read in court from the four women who came forward to report Brand’s crimes.
Russell previously entered a not guilty plea before he was tried on the seven sexual offense charges, all of which he denied. (The actor was found guilty on four of the seven counts.)
According to Goldsmith, she has assisted the journalists who helped expose the allegations against Brand and was willing to testify to his “abusiveness” in the event they were sued.
“I have spent much of my professional career trying to support unfairly demonised and silenced women, such as Monica Lewinsky and defending free speech,” she added. “I am glad and relieved that Russell Brand has finally faced justice.”
Us has reached out to Brand’s attorney for comment.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed to Us on Monday that detectives are not done investigating the alleged actions of Brand.
“The Met’s investigation into allegations of rape made by two women remains ongoing,” a Met Police spokesperson said in a statement without identifying any of the alleged victims. “The suspect has previously been interviewed under caution in connection with the allegations.”
Anyone who wishes to speak to detectives or make a report can contact the investigation team by email at CSOU@met.police.uk.
If you have experienced sexual assault, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 for confidential support.
