Jemima Goldsmith, executive producer of films including Hind Rajab’s voice And The Bibi filesalleged that Russell Brand was abusive during their relationship.
After Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, Goldsmith (who also goes by the name Jemima Khan) accused Brand of “violence, coercive control and abuse” during their relationship in 2013-2014.
In a post on
“I had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse. I had to call the police to have him removed from my home in 2014 during a violent incident. I chose not to press charges at the time and not make it public, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children.
“I have not seen or spoken to Brand since that time in 2014. While my pain over this pales in comparison to what the women testified in court, it was a difficult time in my life that had a lasting impact.”
Goldsmith revealed she helped Channel 4, The Times of LondonAnd Sunday time with their reporting on Brand in 2023. The allegations published at that time were influential in women pursuing criminal charges against Brand, ultimately leading to his conviction last week.
“I have also pledged to testify in court about his abuse, should the newspaper that published the victims’ stories ever be taken to court,” she said.
Goldsmith also used the post to comment on news reports and comments on social media regarding a harassment injunction she and Brand obtained against a woman in 2014. She said the report presented “a false narrative” and opened her up to “vile hatred and abuse online.”
“The background is that (the woman) came to my house for approximately 30 minutes in June 2014, after I had booked her a massage for Brand. By the time she arrived, he had decided he did not want a massage and asked her to leave. She was clearly offended,” Goldsmith wrote.
“I was present the entire time he was with her and saw nothing untoward, despite the fact that he was later convicted of sexually assaulting other women and later physically assaulted me. If I saw a man abusing a woman, regardless of the circumstances, I would do everything in my power to stop him, without hesitation.”
Goldsmith alleged that Berki reported Brand to the police, but officers concluded that “there was no case to answer and no criminal offense had been committed.” Goldsmith alleged the woman then sent “vicious anti-Semitic and threatening slurs online and via email.”
She added: “Although I was no longer in contact with Brand at that time, I accepted his lawyer’s suggestion of a harassment order. My only reason was to stop (the woman) targeting me and my family. The harassment injunction was upheld by the High Court and the Court of Appeal on several occasions.”
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