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Russell Brand, the British comedian and actor who has been accused by multiple women of rape and sexual assault, said his sexual flings amid the height of his fame in the early aughts included sleeping with a 16-year-old girl. <\/p>\n
Brand confirmed the relationship to Megyn Kelly on the the latest episode of her eponymous podcast and YouTube show published Wednesday. \u201cI did sleep with a 16-year-old when I was 30,\u201d he said, \u201cbut when I was 30 I was a different person. I was a lot younger and I was an immature 30-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cGet Him to the Greek\u201d actor, 50, emphasized that the age of consent in the United Kingdom is 16 and reflected on his behavior at the time, adding that he thinks having consensual sex as a famous person \u201cinvolved exploitation.\u201d He said he felt fame and addiction paved the way for \u201copportunity for endless consent which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and exploiter of women.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is wrong and that is something that needs to be redeemed and addressed and atoned for,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Brand\u2019s relationship with a 16-year-old girl became public in 2023 when the Times of London and Britain\u2019s Channel 4 published a joint investigation<\/a> detailing allegations of rape, sexual assault and other abusive behavior against the once-in-demand actor. One of the women who raised allegations against Brand said she became involved with the former actor when she was 16 and he was 31, and that he referred to her as \u201cthe child\u201d in their relationship. According to the woman, Brand reportedly forced his penis down her throat, making it difficult to breathe, and she fought him off by punching him in the stomach. Brand denied the claims at the time. <\/p>\n The investigation centered on alleged incidents that occurred between 2006 and 2013 \u2014 the peak of Brand\u2019s Hollywood fame \u2014 and laid the groundwork for additional complaints<\/a> against the raunchy comedian to come to light. <\/p>\n In April 2025, the Metropolitan Police Service charged<\/a> Brand with single counts of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault connected to alleged attacks on multiple women between 1999 and 2005. U.K. authorities pressed additional rape and sexual assault charges against the \u201cForgetting Sarah Marshall\u201d actor in December<\/a>. He will stand trail in October. <\/p>\n Brand, ex-husband to pop star Katy Perry (who is facing her own sexual assault scandal<\/a>),fell mostly out of public favor within the past decade and pivoted his focus<\/a> to religious and \u201cfree-thinking\u201d content. Last year he appeared at Turning Point USA\u2019s AmericaFest 2025. <\/p>\n At the beginning of the podcast episode, Kelly said that after learning about allegations against Brand she \u201cfelt anger for a couple years\u201d toward the actor. However, Kelly said she grew open to speaking with him after some time and an \u201cenormous amount of open-mindedness to [Brand] being railroaded and attacked by people.\u201d <\/p>\n Notably, Kelly in November offered a flimsy definition of pedophilia when it came to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Citing \u201csomebody very close\u201d to Epstein\u2019s case, Kelly said Epstein \u201c was into the barely legal type, like, he liked 15-year-old girls,\u201d Kelly continued. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not trying to make an excuse for this, I\u2019m just giving you facts \u2014 that he wasn\u2019t into, like, 8-year-olds,\u201d she added at the time. \u201cBut he liked the very young teen types that could pass for even younger than they were, but would look legal to a passer-by.\u201d<\/p>\n Times staff writer Meredith Blake contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Russell Brand, the British comedian and actor who has been accused by multiple women of rape and sexual assault, said his sexual flings amid the height of his fame in the early aughts included sleeping with a 16-year-old girl. 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