Deadline refers to her as Complainant 3 (C3)<\/a> \u2014 though she is being named in the court proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\tBrand, 51, has pleaded not guilty. The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star has consistently denied wrongdoing, claiming that his encounters with women were consensual. From his place in the dock, he watched the police tape and listened to C3\u2019s evidence.<\/p>\n
\n\tC3 told police that she attended the birthday party of a British TV producer at Soho\u2019s Nordic Bar in July 2004 when she met Brand. Deadline is not naming the producer to protect C3\u2019s identity, though he has been identified during the court proceedings.<\/p>\n
\n\tC3 could not recall whether she was introduced to Brand at the party, but said he arrived late at the event after filming. They got talking at the bar, and seconds into the conversation, she alleged that Brand \u201cliterally just grabbed my boobs\u201d and had a \u201cweird maniacal grin\u201d on his face. <\/p>\n
\n\tC3 told police that Brand grabbed her arm and dragged her into the toilets, describing it as \u201cstrange and bizarre and shocking.\u201d Under cross-examination from Brand\u2019s barrister, Ian Winter, C3 could not remember whether she told Brand not to touch her, or resisted his efforts to take her to the toilet.<\/p>\n
\n\tWinter alleged that C3 willingly followed Brand because she was \u201ccharmed\u201d by him. \u201cI was not charmed in the slightest; I met this man for less than a minute when he sexually assaulted me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\n\tOnce in the restroom, the complainant alleged that Brand climbed onto the toilet seat, exposed himself, and put his penis in her mouth. \u201cHe was pushing my head in as far as he could,\u201d she told the police interviewer, before claiming he ejaculated in her mouth. <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI closed my eyes and tried to not be there,\u201d said the woman, who was wiping away tears as she spoke to detectives. \u201cIf I do this, maybe he won\u2019t try to rape me further,\u201d she recalled thinking. C3 recalled \u201cbanging on the door\u201d to leave the toilet after asking Brand, \u201cCan I go now?\u201d She continued: \u201cHe opened the door and followed me to the bar and said, \u2018I guess we should swap numbers now.’\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe woman said her memories of the rest of the night became \u201chazy\u201d because she was in shock. She also admitted to drinking six or seven vodka, lime, and sodas. <\/p>\n
\n\tC3 claimed that she ended up in a car with Brand as they traveled from Soho to another venue in Camden. C3 alleged that Brand exposed himself to her in the vehicle. C3 claimed that Brand thought it was \u201cfunny\u201d and had a \u201cweird look on his face,\u201d as if he were saying \u201ccome on, be a sport.\u201d She said: \u201cI remember thinking, \u2018Why am I sat in this car now.’\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tC3 claimed that she phoned the TV producer \u201ca couple of days\u201d after the alleged incident at his birthday party and warned him that Brand was a \u201csexual predator\u201d who attempted to sexually assault her. She remembered the producer saying, \u201cI can\u2019t believe that.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tC3 did not disclose her allegation that she was orally raped by Brand until 19 years later, in September 2023, after misconduct allegations against the comedian were published by The Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4. C3 said she felt an obligation to come forward because she wanted \u201ca nicer world for my daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBrand, now a MAGA-sphere influencer, faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault based on allegations made by six women<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\tBrand will set out his defense later in the trial. The court was told repeatedly that Brand declined to answer questions when interviewed by police. He instead relied on a prepared statement, in which he claimed that he did not recall meeting the women and did not remember their names. He said any sexual contact was consensual.<\/p>\n
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