British actor-comedian Russell Brand was accused in a lawsuit filed on Friday (Nov 3) of sexually assaulting a film extra on the New York City set of the 2011 romantic comedy Arthur, in which he starred as a boozing, philandering heir to a fortune. The suit follows a recent flurry of allegations reported in the British news media against the...
British comedian and actor Russell Brand walks outside the Wembley Park Theatre, in northwest London, Britain, on Sept 16, 2023.British actor-comedian Russell Brand was accused in a lawsuit filed on Friday of sexually assaulting a film extra on the New York City set of the 2011 romantic comedy Arthur, in which he starred as a boozing, philandering heir to a fortune.
It was brought in state court under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which gives accusers a one-year window to sue over alleged sexual abuse from a long time ago, even if statutes of limitations have expired. The complaint was brought by a woman identified only as Jane Doe who said she was hired to appear as a cast "extra" in a scene from Arthur filmed at Le Cirque restaurant in Manhattan in July of 2010.