Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- British actor and comedian Russell Brand appeared before a UK court on Tuesday as prosecutors filed two new charges of rape and sexual assault against him, adding to an ongoing case that has drawn significant public attention. The latest charges, brought in December 2025, relate to separate alleged incidents involving two women in London in 2009.

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Brand, 50, had already pleaded not guilty in May last year to two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault connected to four other women. Those accusations span alleged incidents between 1999 and 2005.

On Tuesday, Brand joined proceedings remotely via video link, wearing a pale b...