Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Sept. 16, 2023.James Manning/The Associated Press
British police said they charged actor-comedian Russell Brand on Friday with rape and multiple counts of assault in cases relating to four separate women between 1999 and 2005.
The 50-year-old who was once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and is the former husband of U.S. pop singer Katy Perry, denied the allegations when they first emerged in 2023 and said he had never had non-consensual sex.
He could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday.
Police said Brand, who lives in…