Russell Brand was painted as a nasty predator for whom sex was ‘more than just a hobby’ in a powerful speech to the jury at his trial for rape and sexual assault yesterday.
The comedian, 51, faces allegations that he attacked six women in a hotel room, at his luxury London home, in their workplaces, and in a Soho bar toilet.
In her closing address, prosecuting barrister Riel Karmy-Jones KC told Southwark Crown Court that he liked to exercise ‘control’ as he pursued his goal of sleeping with 5,000 women.
Summarising the evidence in the two-week trial, she created a vivid picture of
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