Russell Brand grins as he is seen in public in the US for the first time after being charged with rape and sexual assault in Britain

Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been spotted successful nationalist for the archetypal clip since facing rape and intersexual battle charges against 4 women successful the UK.

Brand was seen smiling broadly arsenic helium appeared with his woman Laura and 2 of their 3 children astatine the upmarket Gasparilla Inn, Florida at astir 10.30am connected Friday - conscionable moments aft the charges against him were announced.

The comedian has been charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and 2 counts of intersexual battle for alleged incidents that took spot betwixt 1999 and 2005.

According to a source, Brand appears to beryllium connected vacation and renting a beachfront villa astatine the swanky play edifice successful Boca Grande, TMZ reported.

He was seen walking towards a play cart erstwhile the photographs were taken. 

Brand has since deed retired astatine the superior allegations against him, accusing the authorities of turning the instrumentality into 'a weapon', earlier repeating erstwhile denials that helium has ever engaged successful non-consensual sex.

In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter on Friday afternoon, Brand thanked fans for their enactment and said helium would combat the claims successful court. 

'I was a fool earlier I lived successful the airy of the Lord. I was a cause addict, a enactment addict and an imbecile,' helium said. 

'But what I ne'er was, was a rapist. I person ne'er engaged successful non-consensual enactment - I commune that you tin spot that by looking successful my eyes.'

It comes aft the comedian, 49, was accused of rape, intersexual assaults and affectional maltreatment by respective women successful a associated probe by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches successful September 2023.

The Metropolitan Police person present charged Brand - who lives successful Florida - by station and issued a tribunal summons.

Brand is owed to look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected May 2.

He is charged with the rape of a pistillate successful 1999 successful the Bournemouth country and the oral rape and intersexual battle of a pistillate successful 2004 successful the Westminster country of London.

Essex-born Brand was besides charged with indecently assaulting a pistillate successful 2001 and sexually assaulting different pistillate betwixt 2004 and 2005. Both offences are alleged to person taken spot successful Westminster.

The prima was joined to popular vocalist Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012 - past successful 2017 wed Laura Gallacher, the sister of presenter Kirsty, and the brace person 3 children. 

Brand, who presented a BBC Radio 2 amusement betwixt 2006 and 2008, near the relation aft his on-air prank, present known arsenic Sachsgate, erstwhile helium near a 'lewd' voicemail for Fawlty Towers histrion Andrew Sachs astir his granddaughter. He besides presented connected Big Brother spin-off shows Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack.

In the video posted to X connected Friday, Brand claimed that the instrumentality was being utilized arsenic a limb against radical who would not tolerate corruption.

After denying his guilt of the enactment offences, helium added: 'I privation to convey each of you for each your continuing support. 

'I privation to fto you cognize that our amusement volition beryllium connected Rumble connected Monday, acknowledgment for your enactment there, and of people I’m present going to person the accidental to support these charges successful tribunal and I’m incredibly grateful for that.

'In the meantime you lot, enactment escaped and we volition beryllium continuing to sermon this matter. Praise the Lord.'

Today, Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said: 'The women who person made reports proceed to person enactment from specially trained officers.

'The Met's probe remains unfastened and detectives inquire anyone who has been affected by this case, oregon anyone who has immoderate information, to travel guardant and talk with police. A dedicated squad of investigators is disposable via email astatine [email protected].

'Support is besides disposable by contacting the autarkic charity, Rape Crisis astatine 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.'

Jaswant Narwal of the Crown Prosecution Service said: 'We person contiguous authorised the Metropolitan Police to complaint Russell Brand with a fig of intersexual offences.

'We cautiously reviewed the grounds aft a constabulary probe into allegations made pursuing the broadcast of a Channel 4 documentary successful September 2023.

'We person concluded that Russell Brand should beryllium charged with offences including rape, intersexual battle and indecent assault. These subordinate to reported non-recent offences betwixt 1999 and 2005, involving 4 women.

'He volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court for a archetypal proceeding connected Friday 2 May 2025. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that transgression proceedings are active, and the suspect has the close to a just trial.

'It is highly important that determination beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings.'

It comes aft Brand attended a grounds uncover enactment for salient Christian worship vocalist Brandon Lake successful Charleston, South Carolina connected Wednesday. 

Appearing connected signifier together, Brand told Lake that helium was 'so honoured' to beryllium determination and the 'palpable beingness of the Lord is simply a glory to behold'.

Brand added: 'Man, I truly respect you due to the fact that I don't deliberation it's precise casual to unrecorded successful a commercialized space, to beryllium an entertainer, and stay aligned with the Lord.

'It seems similar a spot that's fraught with temptation and spiritual warfare and I deliberation that each of america - peculiarly idiosyncratic similar maine who has travel to Christ precise recently…

'I tin consciousness that determination is simply a batch of alteration and a batch of translation and I consciousness blessed to beryllium successful a assemblage of radical that are capable to clasp this unthinkable magnitude of change.'

In November 2024, the CPS confirmed that detectives from the Metropolitan Police had passed connected an grounds record regarding enactment offence allegations against Brand.

The histrion has antecedently denied wrongdoing and stated that each his intersexual relationships were 'absolutely ever consensual'.

At the clip of the alleged offences, Brand was astatine the tallness of his stardom, moving for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 arsenic good arsenic appearing successful Hollywood films.

Brand roseate to fame with his stand-up performances, making his Edinburgh Festival debut successful 2000 earlier achieving prominence arsenic big of Big Brother's spin-off amusement Big Mouth from 2004 for 3 years. 

However, successful 2008, helium and presenter Jonathan Ross were astatine the centre of a furore aft leaving a bid of lewd messages during a prank connected BBC Radio 2 connected the answerphone of Fawlty Towers histrion Andrew Sachs, who died successful 2016.

The pre-recorded amusement caused uproar, prompting Brand and the controller of Radio 2 to quit, Ross to beryllium suspended from broadcasting for 3 months and a shake-up successful the mode BBC output was vetted.

Ofcom aboriginal fined the BBC £150,000 implicit the telephone calls, describing them arsenic 'gratuitously offensive, humiliating and demeaning'.

During an interrogation for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs successful 2013, Brand claimed the scandal, aboriginal named Sachsgate, had erupted due to the fact that helium had go caught up successful an anti-BBC 'agenda'.

He reiterated his apology for the upset the incidental caused, but suggested it was a 'dishonest scandal' due to the fact that it was hijacked by those motivated by a bias against the corporation.

Brand's vocation successful the US soared pursuing the Sachsgate scandal, starring successful a fig of large Hollywood films including Forgetting Sarah Marshall other Kristen Bell, and Get Him To The Greek with Jonah Hill, some successful which helium plays the aforesaid anarchic British stone prima Aldous Snow.

He besides starred successful the re-make of the Dudley Moore drama Arthur alongside Dame Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner and Greta Gerwig, the boozy communicative of a wayward playboy.

During this time, Brand met US popular prima Katy Perry astatine the MTV Video Music Awards successful September 2009 and aft enjoying a whirlwind romance, Brand projected extracurricular the Taj Mahal successful India 2 months later.

The mates were joined astatine a lavish ceremonial conducted by a person of the bride's household astatine the Aman-e-Khas luxury edifice extracurricular the Ranthambore tiger sanctuary successful India successful October 2010.

Rumours of cracks successful their narration began to circulate erstwhile the brace were pictured spending Christmas apart, and 14 months aft the ceremonial Brand announced the mates had split.

At the time, Brand said: 'Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll ever adore her and I cognize we'll stay friends.'

In 2015, Brand deed the headlines erstwhile again for urging radical to ballot Labour aft repeatedly saying they should not vote.

He aboriginal said successful an interrogation with NME: 'My sentiment connected voting is evolving,' portion informing that 'the extremity of democracy' could beryllium near.

Brand besides sparked contention connected Comic Relief successful 2017 by saying 'f****** hell' unrecorded connected aerial pursuing a method glitch.

Despite nary longer being a salient fig successful mainstream film, tv oregon radio, Brand turned to online platforms and has embraced an anti-establishment communicative successful caller years.

Brand's pursuing existent stands astatine 6.8million subscribers connected YouTube, 11.3million followers connected X and 4.8million followers connected Instagram.

During the pandemic helium regularly covered topics specified arsenic alleged misinformation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and being an outspoken sceptic of the vaccine.

In caller months Brand has talked astir his newfound Christian faith, and helium was baptised successful the River Thames by TV adventurer Bear Grylls successful April past year.

In February it was revealed helium had moved from his Oxfordshire location to the US, and helium is thought to person settled successful Florida.