A 2011 lawsuit brought in New York claims that Russell Brand was accused of sexual assault by an extra while working on the set of the movie Arthur. With reference to these claims, this is the first lawsuit brought against Brand.
Brand insisted that all sex was consensual and had previously sharply refuted all of these claims. Brand has not yet reacted to this particular complaint, nor have his representatives.
According to the Adult Survivors Act, which gives plaintiffs of claimed previous sexual assault a one-year statute of limitations, the legal action was started in the United States. Several companies engaged in the making of the movie, including Warner Brothers, the distributor of Arthur, are also included as defendants.
As per the lawsuit, these entities were complicit in the claimed wrongdoing by aiding and abetting Brand’s misconduct on the set. As of right now, none of the parties involved have commented.
Brand was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when the allegation was made against him. The accuser was an extra hired for a scene that was shot in July 2010 at the Le Cirque restaurant in Manhattan. He was sitting at a table looking at the woman when the lawsuit claims he exposed his genitalia.
According to more charges, Brand allegedly followed her into a restroom and made her perform oral sex while he dragged her into a cubicle and pulled down his pants. Apparently, during this occurrence, a crew member was standing outside the bathroom door.
The woman is claiming “severe psychological injuries” and economic losses from the claimed attack as justification for her request for an undisclosed amount of money.
Initially, The Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4’s Dispatches conducted investigations that revealed these accusations. As of right now, Brand has not been charged with anything, even though this happened during the height of his celebrity.
