Russell Brand has been slapped with a new lawsuit alleging that he sexually assaulted an extra on the set of the movie “Arthur” in 2010 as a crew member “guarded the door from outside.”
The lawsuit, filed Friday in the New York Supreme Court by a woman only referred to as “Jane Doe,” adds to the existing allegations made by four women against the British actor, all of which he denies.
The scandal-scarred actor, 48, allegedly “appeared intoxicated, smelled of alcohol, and was carrying a bottle of vodka on set” before the assault, according to an affidavit filed in the case, obtained by Insider.
The woman who filed the lawsuit is seeking that the court allow her to sue anonymously due to her working in the entertainment industry.
Brand allegedly exposed himself to the victim “in full view of the cast and crew,” according to the court documents.
“The sexual assault happened later that same day when I was in the bathroom,” the affidavit alleges. “Mr Brand entered after me and assaulted me, as a member of the production crew guarded the door from outside.”
“As a result of the sexual abuse, I suffered and continue to suffer extreme embarrassment, shame, and fear. I am concerned that if my identity becomes known publicly in relation to this sexual abuse claim, that embarrassment, shame, and fear will be significantly worsened.”
The woman, who was booked for three days of work, claims she was not brought back to the film set following the alleged incident on her first day.
“Since this case involves a celebrity, I am also concerned that it will be of interest to a lot of people, which would only further exacerbate those feelings of embarrassment, shame, and fear, leading to irreparable harm to my mental health,” the filing adds.
Warner Bros Pictures is also named in the suit, as well as several other companies involved in the Jason Winer-directed flick.
The suit, reportedly brought under the state’s Adult Survivors Act, accuses the companies of negligence and aiding Brand by tolerating his alleged crude behavior on set.
The act allows alleged victims to file a lawsuit even if the statute of limitations has already passed.
The Post has reached out to Brand’s reps for comment.
In September, Brand was accused of raping and sexually assaulting four women, including a 16-year-old.
The actor has vehemently denied the claims.
London’s Metropolitan Police launched a full-scale investigation into “a number of allegations of sexual offenses” against the British comedian.
Russell Brand sexual assault allegations
Brand was accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women over the course of seven years from 2006 to 2013.
- One woman, identified as “Nadia,” alleged the “Get Him to the Greek” star raped her against the wall of his Los Angeles home in 2012 and that she was treated at a rape crisis center the same day, according to medical records cited by news outlets.
- Another accuser, who was 16 at the time and is known only by the pseudonym “Alice,” alleged the then-31-year-old called her “the child” and assaulted her during their “emotionally abusive and controlling” three-month relationship, according to the report.
- A woman identified as “Phoebe” claimed he sexually assaulted her at his property in West Hollywood after they met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, according to the Times of London. Brand allegedly trapped her in a bedroom and chased her around before pinning her down and assaulting her.
- The star’s ex-girlfriend Jordan Martin made similar accusations in her self-published 2014 book “kNot: Entanglement with a Celebrity.” She claims he sexually assaulted her at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, England, after becoming angry that she had spoken to an ex-boyfriend in 2007.
- Pop star Dannii Minogue angrily labeled Brand a “vile predator” as far back as 2006 — accusing him of creeping her out by perving over her “fabulous breasts” and refusing to “take no for an answer.”
Brand denied the allegations in a video on YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, alerting fans to “serious criminal” allegations that he said would be made against him.
“Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks, are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” Branded shared. “The relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual.”
While the investigation proceeds, YouTube has suspended Brand from making money on the video streaming site, his pub “Crown Inn,” located in Pishill, Britain, has been temporarily shut down and BBC has formally launched a review into the comedian’s time at the network.
Brand, who recently begged fans for financial support, claimed it’s nothing more than a conspiracy to silence him and “independent media voices.”
UK officials said they had received one report of alleged sexual assault from 2003 and encouraged others to come forward.
Days later, Brand posted yet another video on social media in which he asked his fans for their support after what he described as a “distressing week.”
In a desperate bid to get ahead of the claims, Brand uploaded a video to address “some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.”
“The relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual,” he claimed in a video.
Brand went on to say the allegations stem from a time when he was “very, very promiscuous,” which he said he wrote “about extensively in my books.”
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