Russell Brand’s ex-girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith accused the comedian of “violence, coercive control and abuse” following sex assault convictions that resulted in a 10-year prison sentence that was handed down Monday (Nov 9).
Goldsmith, a screenwriter and producer, dated Brand for about a year prior to their early 2014 split. She said on a social media post published Tuesday that the relationship was fraught with trauma.
According to Goldsmith, she now feels compelled to tell her “painful and personal” story because of inaccurate reports about a harassment injunction she got against a woman who’d accused Brand of inappropriate behviour while they were dating.
Goldsmith said the injunction was to protect her family from that allegedly antisemitic accuser – not to besmirch the woman on Brand’s behalf.
He too made her feel threatened at times.
“I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident,” Goldsmith wrote.
“I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children.”
Brand was found guilty of raping one woman sexually assaulting three other between 2004 and 2009.
Conservative media figures including pundit Megyn Kelly and entrepreneur Elon Musk expressed dismay over the 51-year-old celebrity’s punishment. Goldsmith said she supports the women who spoke out against the Arthur actor.
“I am glad and relieved that Russell Brand has finally faced justice,” Goldsmith concluded her post.
Brand has denied doing anything illegal. He hasn’t addressed Goldsmith’s claim. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
