Goldsmith says she called police on Brand during 2014 violence

Jemima Goldsmith says she called police to have Russell Brand removed from her house during a violent incident in 2014.

Her statement, posted on social media on Monday, came after Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault. London police continue to investigate two further rape allegations against him.

Goldsmith said she had to call the police to remove Brand from her house in 2014 during a violent incident. She accused him of violence, coercive control and abuse, and decided at the time not to press charges or make the incident public.

She stayed silent because she was worried about the impact of press attention on her children, who were teenagers at the time.

Goldsmith, 52, dated Brand for roughly a year around 2014. She said she has not seen or spoken to him since.

Brand, 51, received a prison sentence of 10 years and six months. A jury convicted him of one rape and three sexual assaults committed between 2004 and 2009, but cleared him of two further rape charges and attempted indecent assault.

The trial at Southwark Crown Court lasted four weeks. The judge told Brand he had a casual arrogant disregard for any woman's right to say no to him, and that his fame made him believe he could act when and how he liked.

Goldsmith said she was glad and relieved that Brand had finally faced justice and expressed admiration for the women who testified.

Goldsmith's statement also addressed a 2015 injunction involving her, Brand and a woman named Szilvia Berki. Goldsmith said Berki visited her home on 7 June 2014 to give Brand a massage, which did not go ahead once Goldsmith arrived.

Goldsmith said Berki later told police Brand pushed her in the back as she was leaving and that Goldsmith's dog had attacked her. Goldsmith saw nothing unusual, and police reviewed her statement and CCTV footage before deciding there was insufficient evidence to proceed.

Goldsmith said Berki later sent vicious antisemitic and threatening messages and made false, extravagant claims about her on social media. At Brand's lawyer's suggestion, Goldsmith agreed to seek the harassment injunction.

Recent coverage of the injunction exposed her to vile hatred and abuse online, Goldsmith said.

1. 7 Jun 2014Berki visits

   Szilvia Berki visits Goldsmith's home to give Brand a massage.

2. 2014Violent incident

   Goldsmith calls police to have Brand removed from her house.

3. 2015Injunction

   Goldsmith seeks a harassment injunction involving her, Brand and Berki.

4. 2023Media investigation

   Goldsmith assists journalists investigating allegations against Brand.

5. 2026Conviction

   Brand is convicted and sentenced to 10 years and six months.

Sunday Times chief news correspondent Rosamund Urwin said Goldsmith had helped her a lot during the 2023 media investigation into Brand and had tried to tell people that part of the story was more complicated than they realised.

The Metropolitan Police in London said detectives are still investigating two further rape allegations against Brand, brought by other women. One concerns a claim that she was 16 at the time and he was 30.

On Monday, after the sentencing hearing, a van thought to have Brand inside arrived at HMP Wandsworth in London. Under sentencing rules, offenders who receive a term of at least four years for certain serious violent or sexual crimes can be released after serving two-thirds of that term, which means seven years in Brand's case. Once released, Brand is likely to serve the balance of his sentence on licence and must comply with conditions, including wearing a tag.