Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape, sexual assault and indecent exposure at a court in London. The actor-comedian formally denied the charges during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, where he has been charged with assaulting four women between 1999 and 2005. Brand appeared in court wearing a dark suit and sunglasses and did not speak to reporters on his way in. The charges include an accusation of orally raping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004, and raping another in 1999. He is also accused of assaulting a woman by grabbing her arm and dragging her to a male toilet in 2001, and kissing and groping another woman without her consent in 2005. His trial will take place on June 3, 2026. Following the charges, the 49-year-old released a video claiming he was not a rapist and that he was “incredibly grateful” to be able to defend the charges against him in court.