Jemima Goldsmith has alleged that British comedian Russell Brand was involved in a violent incident at her residence in 2014, prompting her to call the police to have him removed.
Goldsmith, who dated the entertainer for about a year, made the disclosure in a social media statement on Monday, accusing him of violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship. She said she chose not to pursue legal action because she feared the publicity could negatively affect her teenage children, BBC News reports.
The television producer also revealed that she assisted journalists investigating allegations against Brand and was prepared to provide testimony about his alleged abusive behaviour if the media organisations involved faced legal action.
Her statement came after Brand received a 10-year-and-six-month prison sentence from Southwark Crown Court following his conviction for rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women between 2004 and 2009.
The comedian was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others but was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Goldsmith also addressed a controversial injunction obtained jointly with Brand in October 2015 against a woman identified as Szilvia Berki, following a dispute over events at her home in June 2014.
She explained that Berki had visited the property to give Brand a massage, but the arrangement did not proceed after Goldsmith arrived. According to her, Berki subsequently alleged that Brand pushed her while she was leaving and that Goldsmith’s dog attacked her. Goldsmith maintained that she witnessed no such misconduct.
She further said she provided police with a statement and CCTV footage, after which investigators concluded there was no case to answer. Goldsmith accused Berki of subsequently sending her threatening and antisemitic messages and publishing false allegations about her online, leading to the application for an injunction.
The former wife of Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said renewed media coverage of the court order had exposed her to online abuse. She described the experience as a difficult period that continued to affect her, despite the passage of several years.
Sunday Times journalist Rosamund Urwin, who participated in the 2023 investigation into Brand, also acknowledged Goldsmith’s assistance, describing her contribution to the journalists’ work as significant.
Goldsmith said she had neither seen nor spoken to Brand since 2014, adding that she was relieved he had finally faced justice and commending the women who testified against him.
