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Russell Brand made alleged rape victim take photos of him half naked, trial told
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Woman claims comedian ‘pranced around like an ostrich’ before forcing himself on her in hotel room attack Russell Brand transformed into a “monster” when he allegedly made a woman take half-naked photographs of him before raping her in a hotel room at a Labour party conference, a
Woman claims comedian ‘pranced around like an ostrich’ before forcing himself on her in hotel room attack Russell Brand transformed into a “monster” when he allegedly made a woman take half-naked photographs of him before raping her in a hotel room at a Labour party conference, a court has heard. The 51-year-old comedian has denied attacking the woman, who broke down in tears in the witness box at Southwark crown court as she told how she could not fight him off. Continue reading...
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