Russell Brand Faces Trial for Past Misconduct

0:00On April 23rd, Russell Branch is opened up on a podcast about sleeping with a 16-year-old girl back when he was 30 and at the peak of his. Fame, he called a consensual but straight-up exploitative because of the huge power gap between a massive celebrity like him and someone they young. He explained he was a totally different dude back then, way more immature despite his age and emits his whole approach to sex with selfish, barely. Thinking about how it hit others, in the UK, the age of consent sits at 16 unless you're in a position of trust like a teacher where it jumps to 18. Brand wasn't in that role, but he's still catching heat for bigger issues from his past. Now he's spacing a trial this October on three counts of rape, three sexual assaults, and one in decent assault charge all tied to different women over, the years. Examples include attacks at a hotel during a political event and rough encounters on the job. He's out on bail, splitting time between the US and his UK spot in Buckinghamshire, owning

1:01his old ways while the legal heat builds toward that. Courtroom Showdown.