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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emine Sinmaz

Woman told Russell Brand he treated her ‘like an animal’, court hears

Russell Brand and his wife Laura Gallacher
Russell Brand and his wife Laura Gallacher leave Southwark crown court. Photograph: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images

A woman said Russell Brand degraded her and treated her like “a piece of meat” when he raped her at his London townhouse, a court has heard.

She alleged she repeatedly begged the 51-year-old comedian to stop the assault which left her bleeding for days and in pain.

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