<p>Former comedian, in court on rape and sexual assault charges, denies setting goal to sleep with 5,000 women</p><p>Russell Brand has told a court he had an obsession with sex as a younger man but denied setting himself a “goal” to sleep with 5,000 women.</p><p>The former comedian, 51, insisted as he gave evidence to his rape trial that he has never forced himself on a woman, telling jurors consent is “non-negotiable” and “more important than sex itself”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/russell-brand-trial-testimony">Continue reading...</a>
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Russell Brand tells trial he had sex obsession but that consent is ‘non-negotiable’
<p>Former comedian, in court on rape and sexual assault charges, denies setting goal to sleep with 5,000 women</p><p>Russell Brand has told a court he had an obsession with sex as a younger man but denied setting himself a “goal” to sleep with 5,000 women.</p><p>The former comedian, 51, insisted as he gave evidence to his rape trial that he has never forced himself on a woman, telling jurors consent is “non-negotiable” and “more important than sex itself”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/russell-brand-trial-testimony">Continue reading...</a>