Russell Brand
English comedian, actor and presenter; Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him To The Greek
- Entries
- 12
- On the record
- 4
- Stories
- 2
- Latest entry
- Nov 11, 2026
The record
Russell Brand's public record runs through broadcasting regulation, company registers and, from 2025, a criminal prosecution. Companies House lists him as a director of a production company since 2006 and of three later media companies formed between 2020 and 2022, all of them since dissolved.
His first regulatory episode came in 2008, when he quit his BBC Radio 2 programme over prank calls to the actor Andrew Sachs; Ofcom later fined the BBC, not Brand, for the broadcasts. In September 2023 he denied allegations before they were published, saying his relationships had been consensual.
The Crown Prosecution Service charged him in April 2025 and again in December 2025, covering six women in all; he pleaded not guilty to the first five counts. On 5 November 2026 a Southwark Crown Court jury convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, against four women between 2004 and 2009; the CPS release does not say how the other counts ended. Sentencing was set for 9 November 2026.
Questions people ask
Where are the Russell Brand court documents?
The primary documents are the prosecution releases: the CPS authorised charges on 4 April 2025 and further charges on 23 December 2025, and announced the verdicts on 5 November 2026. Each is linked under Documents on this page. source
Is Russell Brand listed on Companies House?
Yes. Companies House lists him as a director of Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm Limited since 3 October 2006, a company still active, and of 90 Ninety Films Limited, since dissolved. A second officer record, linked under Documents, lists Brand New Collective and Stay Free Media, both dissolved. source
Roles and honours on the record
- 2006- Director, Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm Limited (company 05954827) source
- 2020- Director, 90 Ninety Films Limited (12950406), since dissolved source
- 2021- Director, Brand New Collective Ltd (13675906), since dissolved source
- 2022- Director, Stay Free Media Ltd (13924894), since dissolved source
Every entry, newest first
- Reported
ABC News reports Brand was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault; a caption says 10 years and six months. Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years for rape, sexual assault
- Ruled
Convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three of sexual assault, per BBC News; cleared of three counts. Bear Grylls on Russell Brand verdict: 'justice has now been served'
Stories in this file
Celebrity · Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years for rape, sexual assault
ABC says the sentence is 10 years; its photo caption says 10 years and six months. The reports read name no court and no appeal.
Celebrity · Bear Grylls on Russell Brand verdict: 'justice has now been served'
Grylls, who helped baptise Brand in 2024, says judgement is for the courts. Brand denied all charges and is due to be sentenced Monday.
The record, entry by entry
- 2006-10-03 Official Brand was appointed a director of Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm Limited, a company Companies House still lists as active. Companies House, officer appointments
- 2008-10-29 Reported He resigned from his BBC Radio 2 programme, saying he took complete responsibility for prank calls made on air with Jonathan Ross to Andrew Sachs, the Irish Times reported. Irish Times report on the resignation
- 2009-04-03 Reported Ofcom fined the BBC a record £150,000 over two episodes of his Radio 2 show broadcast on 18 and 25 October 2008, the Irish Times reported. Irish Times report on the Ofcom fine
- 2022-02-18 Official Companies House records his appointment as a director of Stay Free Media Ltd, following Brand New Collective Ltd in October 2021; both companies are now dissolved. Companies House, officer appointments
- 2023-09-15 Reported In an Instagram video posted before the Channel 4, Times and Sunday Times investigation ran, Brand said he refuted very serious criminal allegations and that his past relationships were always consensual, ABC7 reported. ABC7 report on his video statement
- 2023-09-19 Reported YouTube suspended monetisation of his channel under its Creator Responsibility policy and barred him from earning through other channels, according to ABC7's report of YouTube's statement. ABC7 report on the YouTube decision
- 2025-04-04 Filed The CPS authorised charges of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two sexual assaults, relating to four women between 1999 and 2005 in Bournemouth and Westminster, the Metropolitan Police said. Metropolitan Police charge release
- 2025-05-30 Reported At Southwark Crown Court he pleaded not guilty to all five counts, and a trial was fixed for 3 June 2026, PBS NewsHour reported. PBS NewsHour report on the plea hearing
- 2025-12-23 Filed Prosecutors authorised one further count of rape and one of sexual assault, concerning two more women and separate alleged offences in 2009. CPS London South release
- 2026-11-05 Ruled A Southwark Crown Court jury convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, against four women between 2004 and 2009, after a four-week trial. The CPS said he would be sentenced on Monday 9 November. CPS release on the verdicts
Documents
- CPS release authorising charges, 4 April 2025
- Metropolitan Police charge release, 4 April 2025
- CPS release on further charges, 23 December 2025
- CPS release on the verdicts, 5 November 2026
- Metropolitan Police release on the verdicts, 5 November 2026
- Companies House officer record, appointments from 2006 and 2020
- Companies House officer record, appointments from 2021 and 2022