Russell Brand had an 'insane sexual appetite' and slept with people 'day and night', ex-assistant tells his rape trial
Russell Brand, whose former personal assistant testified he had an "insane sexual appetite" and slept with people "day and night" during her time working for him.Helen Berger, Brand's personal assistant from June 2006 to February 2007, told Southwark Crown Court she quit the job because she was "sick of him" and burnt out.
Helen Berger, Brand's personal assistant from 2006 to 2007, told Southwark Crown Court he had asked her to collect phone numbers from female fans. On one occasion she had to step in to stop his mother and girlfriend from discovering him having sex in his dressing room. She saw him 'treat women poorly' but never witnessed anything illegal. Brand, 51, denies three rapes, three sexual assaults and one indecent assault.
A complainant's sister told jurors Brand 'looked possessed' during the alleged Soho bar attack.
A manager said Brand's associates 'watched and laughed' during an alleged Channel 4 assault.
Brand's defence says any sex was consensual and accounts were twisted by a 2023 documentary.
