Jemima Goldsmith, a former partner of Russell Brand, has accused the comedian of violence, coercive control and abuse, saying she called the police to remove him from her home during a violent incident in 2014.
Goldsmith made the allegations on Monday, November 9, 2026, hours after Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. Thames Valley Police subsequently confirmed that officers responded to her Oxfordshire home on July 25, 2014, and asked Brand to leave at her request. No arrests were made.
The television producer, who dated Brand for approximately a year, said she chose not to pursue charges or publicly discuss the incident because she feared the resulting media attention would affect her teenage children. She said she has neither seen nor spoken to Brand since their relationship ended.
In her social media statement, Goldsmith said she was relieved that Brand had faced justice. She also disclosed that she had assisted journalists investigating allegations against him for reports published by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 in 2023. According to Goldsmith, she was prepared to testify about her experiences if the news organizations faced legal proceedings over their reporting.
Her statement also addressed a separate dispute involving massage therapist Szilvia Berki, who accused Brand of physically assaulting her during a massage arranged by Goldsmith in 2014.
Goldsmith disputed Berki's account, saying she witnessed nothing inappropriate during the encounter. She maintained that Berki subsequently subjected her to harassment through threatening communications and public accusations.
Brand and Goldsmith obtained an interim harassment injunction against Berki in August 2014, followed by a final order in October 2015. The restrictions limited Berki's ability to discuss her allegations, including with police, although the court did not determine whether the alleged assault occurred.
According to Goldsmith, she sought the order to protect herself and her family from harassment, rather than prevent Berki from making allegations against Brand. She also accused Berki of antisemitic conduct, allegations that remain disputed.
In December 2025, Goldsmith instructed her lawyer to approach Berki's barrister about modifying the injunction so Berki could speak to police without violating its terms. She said the effort has stalled, with no response from Berki's legal representative since May.
The proposed change would also require Brand's agreement, according to Goldsmith, leaving her unable to resolve the matter unilaterally. The injunction remains in place.
Goldsmith's allegations concern a separate incident in 2014 and were not part of the criminal proceedings against Brand. Police confirmed responding to her home that year but have not announced charges arising from the incident she described.
