British comic and actor Russell Brand has been accused by an unnamed actress of sexually assaulting her in the course of the filming of the movie “Arthur” in 2010 in New York, based on court docket paperwork revealed Friday.
The grievance filed earlier than the New York State Supreme Court follows accusations by a number of ladies, and investigations in September and October by media and police in Britain, for rape, sexual assault and psychological violence.
Brand has rejected the earlier allegations, saying his relationships had at all times been “consensual.” Those incidents had allegedly occurred between 2006 and 2013.
The New York grievance was filed by an nameless “Jane Doe” and alleges that on July 7, 2010, “I was working on the set of the movie ‘Arthur’ when the lead actor Russell Brand sexually assaulted me.”
She stated that Brand had appeared intoxicated, “smelled of alcohol, and was carrying a bottle of vodka on set.”
“He then exposed his penis to me on set and in full view of the cast and crew,” she stated.
The grievance alleged that later the identical day, Brand adopted the actress into a toilet “and assaulted me, as a member of the production crew guarded the door from outside.”
The grievance additionally targets Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Discovery, MBST Entertainment, BenderSpink, and Langley Park Pictures.
The actress stated that because of the assault, “I suffered and continue to suffer extreme embarrassment, shame, and fear.”
She stated that she had been booked for 3 days of labor on the set, however that after the assault on the primary day, she was not referred to as again “and was only paid for one day of work.”
“I still maintain my career as an actor, and I am terrified of being blacklisted in the industry,” she added.
She stated she additionally feared retaliation from Brand’s thousands and thousands of followers, followers and subscribers to his social networks, by which the 48-year-old has develop into an anti-establishment superstar lately
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