Comedian and actor Russell Brand will stand trial next year on charges of rape and sexual assault after pleading not guilty this morning.
The 49-year-old denied five charges during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court: one allegation of rape, one allegation of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two further counts of sexual assault, relating to four separate women.
Judge Tony Baumgartner has set a trial date for June 3 2026.
Revisit the hearing as it happened below.
Pictured: Russell Brand leaving court
