Russell Brand’s ex Jemima Goldsmith accuses him of ‘violence and abuse’ after masseuse gagged

The TV producer has opened up on social media, claiming she had personal experience of the shamed comedian’s “violence, coercive control and abuse”

Russell Brand’s ex-girlfriend, Jemima Goldsmith, has claimed she once had to call the police to get him removed during a “violent incident”. The TV producer posted on X on Monday (November 9), saying she had personal experience of the shamed comedian’s “violence, coercive control and abuse”.

Goldsmith, 52, said she was “in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial” and said she assisted the journalists who exposed him.

In the post, which was made hours after Brand was jailed for raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three TV and radio workers, she said she was “glad and relieved” Brand has “finally faced justice”.

She wrote: “I am and have always been strongly and unequivocally on the side of all of Brand’s victims. I am in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial, told their stories, testified and ensured justice was done.

“I have had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse. I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident.”

Goldsmith said she chose not to press charges and go public as she was worried about the impact of the press attention on her children. She went on: “I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014.

“Whilst my pain in relation to this, pales in comparison to what the women have testified in court have suffered, this was a difficult period in my life which has had a lasting impact. Over several years, I assisted the journalists who finally exposed him; Ros Urwin, Louisa Compton and Dorothy Byrne.

“I also undertook to testify in court to his abusiveness, if the newspaper that published the victims’ accounts were ever to be sued.” Brand and Goldsmith reportedly dated for a year in 2014.

In the post, Goldsmith referred to a High Court harassment case which she and Brand won in 2015 against a masseuse who alleged they treated her “like a prostitute”.

The case stemmed from a birthday present massage arranged by Goldsmith for Brand in June 2014, which was not in the end taken up.

Szilvia Berki had claimed she was assaulted by Brand , which he denied, and the alleged incident was investigated by police, who concluded there was no case to answer.

In her post, Goldsmith wrote that she was present the entire time Brand and Ms Berki were together, adding: “I did not see anything untoward, despite the fact that he was later found guilty of sexually assaulting other women and he later physically assaulted me.

“If I saw any man abuse any woman under any circumstances, I would do my utmost to stop them, without hesitation.”

Goldsmith said that while she was no longer in contact with Brand afterwards, she agreed to the suggestion by his lawyer of a harassment order.

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