TV producer Jemima Goldsmith, known professionally as Jemima Khan, publicly disclosed that she was physically assaulted by former partner Russell Brand in 2014. In a post on X, she recounted that she had to call the police to have Brand removed from her home during a violent incident. Goldsmith chose not to press charges at the time, citing concerns about media attention on her teenage children.
Goldsmith’s statement came after Brand was sentenced to more than ten years in prison for raping a fan and sexually assaulting three women between 2004 and 2009. He was cleared of two other rape charges and one attempted indecent assault. The conviction followed a series of investigations and a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary that exposed Brand’s abusive behavior.
In her post, Goldsmith expressed solidarity with the women who testified against Brand, saying she was “in awe” of their courage. She added that her own experience of violence, coercive control and abuse was “painful” but she had not spoken publicly about it until now. Goldsmith also noted that she had not seen or spoken to Brand since 2014.
Goldsmith has previously assisted journalists who reported on Brand’s misconduct, including the Times and Sunday Times in 2023. She stated she would testify in court if the newspapers that published the victims’ accounts were ever sued.
The producer also referenced a 2014 harassment injunction she and Brand had obtained against a woman named Szilvia Berki. Berki had alleged Brand to the police after being booked to give him a massage at Goldsmith’s home. Goldsmith said the online commentary and media coverage of the injunction had created an “untrue narrative” and subjected her to “vile hatred and abuse online.”
Source: The Guardian World
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