Kelly Brook comments on Russell Brand conviction, Digi Mart USA News: Kelly Brook has claimed that her close friends were among those attacked by Russell Brand. Brand, 51, was sentenced to ten and a half years on Monday, 9 November, after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault between 2004 and 2009.
Following his conviction, former glamour model and actress Brook spoke out about her interactions with Brand, saying he was somebody people needed to be wary of. Speaking on Loose Women on Tuesday, 10 November, Brook said some of her very close friends had been victims of Brand.
Brook said: “I have friends, very close friends that have been attacked by Russell and it’s so disturbing to see what’s happened over the past year. To talk to them about it, for all Brand’s victims to get justice in the way they have, I’m just so happy for them.
I can’t imagine what that’s been like for them to relive that.”
She added that she had spoken with women who were in similar situations with Brand. “One in particular said to me ‘I thought I was the only one, I didn’t realise.’ It’s only when multiple women come forward and share their stories that you realise what’s happened to you.”
Brook said Brand had always had a reputation as a ladies’ man and recalled being on a red carpet when a woman asked her for advice about entering the industry. “I just turned to her on camera and said, ‘yeah, stay away from Russell Brand,'” she said.
“Now, I didn’t know about any of these allegations back then. I just knew that he was somebody you needed to be wary of.” Brook also recalled a 2006 interview she did with Brand while promoting her film Survival Island.
Addressing comments previously made by Brand, she said: “I was aware of his reputation and, don’t forget, if we go back to that time how language was so different there. You know, how it was all in the face of banter… As a woman you had to kind of take it if you wanted to be on a panel show, part of the conversation and in with the boys, you had to take it.”
Brook is not the only celebrity to speak out against Brand following his conviction. Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz recalled a disturbing 2006 encounter in which Brand asked to sleep with her and her daughters, one of whom was just 15 at the time.
In a clip that resurfaced on X, Brand is heard saying: “Can I have it off with either you or your daughters? Vanessa, come on, some of them are adults.
You’ve got two whole daughters and I can’t even have one?” Feltz replied: “Certainly not. When you have your own daughters, you’ll know why I said that.”
During an appearance on This Morning last week, Feltz spoke of the exchange, saying Brand had announced in a dispassionate way that he liked to have sex with her and both her daughters. “The younger one was 15 at the time.
That’s a pretty revolting thing to say to anyone, especially a mum.”
If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article and wish to speak to someone in confidence, contact the Rape Crisis England and Wales helpline on 0808 500 222, available 24/7. If you are currently in danger or need urgent medical attention, call 999.
