Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'
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Russell Brand and his wife Laura have been attending the case at Southwark Crown Court in London Warning: This story contains graphic content.
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Russell Brand's wife Laura has told a court her husband is "caring, kind and a wonderful father to our children".
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The 39-year-old told the jury at his rape and sexual assault trial that "the way he treats me is to know me", adding: "I feel very seen by him...
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I love him very much." The media personality faces seven charges - three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault.
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He denies all the charges and has pleaded not guilty. Giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court in London on Thursday, Laura Brand was asked by the defence barrister if her husband respected her when she didn't want to be sexual with him, and she replied: "Yes absolutely."
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Laura Brand is the daughter of former golfer Bernard Gallacher and sister of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher.
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She married Brand in 2017 and they have three children. She told the court she first met him at the Edinburgh festival in 2006, explaining that he took her number and they started a relationship soon afterwards.
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She said that after his performance: "I went over and said, 'I'm Laura, Kirsty's sister.
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That was a great show'." He contacted her the next day, she said.
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When they met, she said they had oral sex, adding: "He might have wanted to have sex but I didn't want to." You can follow the trial day by day on the BBC podcast Russell Brand on Trial - available on BBC Sounds, YouTube, iPlayer, or wherever you get your BBC podcasts Laura Brand said she knew before they met that "he liked women", and found out that while they were dating that he had been having sex with others.
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"I wasn't interested in having a relationship with him if he was sleeping with other people", she said.
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"I was invested, we both had told each other we loved each other, but it was clear it was difficult for him to be monogamous."
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She said she remained friends with Brand while he was married to singer Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012, and got back together with him in 2015.
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Asked if she was "aware of his promiscuity" during their time apart, she said: "I was very aware of it.
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I could read about it regularly in the papers, so I was aware of it and he also told me."
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Turning to their relationship now, she said: "We have a very honest, frank, and clear relationship and marriage. "It is one of the most important parts of our marriage, and our relationship has always been honest."
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The charges against Brand relate to allegations made by six female complainants spanning a 10-year period between 1999 and 2009.
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The entertainer has displayed little emotion during the course of his trial, but was seen smiling broadly during parts of his wife's evidence.
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He let out a laugh when she told the court: "We do have many friends and there are colleagues, and we are grateful for those people."
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Her evidence came a day after the star appeared in the witness box himself.
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He told the jury the allegations had a "devastating" impact on his relationships with friends and colleagues, meaning they would not touch him "with a bargepole".
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He also said on Wednesday he had been promiscuous but believes sexual consent is "fundamental, essential, necessary and indeed in many ways more important than sex itself".
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On Thursday, the court also heard statements from two of Russell Brand's ex-girlfriends Elia Alvarez Diaz said they were in a relationship and lived together for about a year from 1998 to 1999, and described the defendant as "gentle" and "loving".
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She described him as being "highly persuasive... a complex character" and "exciting to be with".
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"When I said no, however, he accepted it," she said in a statement.
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Their relationship ended because he cheated on her repeatedly, she said.
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Amanda Alguero Alejos told the court in a statement that Brand had also repeatedly cheated on her.
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"He was undoubtedly promiscuous, never in front of me and never when I was around.
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That was not what mattered to me at the time," she said.
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She recalled women "circling" around Brand "like birds", even when they were out as a couple.
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The trial continues, with the jury likely to retire to consider the verdicts on Tuesday. Russell Brand tells trial sexual consent is 'fundamental' Russell Brand accuser said alleged rape 'really hurt', court hears Woman told Russell Brand he 'treated her like an animal', court hears
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