Russell Brand, the once-lauded British comedian and actor, has been formally charged with multiple sexual offences by the Metropolitan Police, including two counts of rape. According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the charges relate to serious, non-recent offences alleged to have occurred between 1999 and 2005 involving four women.
The 50-year-old, whose career has spanned television, radio, stand-up, and Hollywood films, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 2 May.
