Jury Begins Weighing Russell Brand Rape Verdicts

Twelve jurors at London's Southwark Crown Court are weighing Russell Brand's case after three weeks of testimony, and their answer has to be unanimous. Brand has pleaded not guilty to three rape counts, three sexual assault counts and one attempted indecent assault count, tied to six women and incidents from 1999 to 2009. His lawyers say late police reports and a 2023 documentary undercut the complaints. I run payroll for a boutique and can't get three part-timers to agree on lunch, so twelve strangers agreeing on anything is a minor miracle. For the six women who came forward, the waiting is its own ordeal, and Brand stays out on bail until they decide. A jury decides on the evidence, a concept Hollywood has never quite gotten the hang of.