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Russell Brand says he couldn’t find anyone to give evidence on his behalf in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates

Brand, 51, has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault Winter moved on to count 5, in which a woman alleged Brand sexually assaulted her when she was in her 20s and working at a radio station in 2004 or…

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