Russell Brand’s ex Jemima Goldsmith alleges violence, coercive control during relationship

TV producer Jemima Goldsmith Russell Brandrsquos former girlfriend has accused the comedian of violence coercive control and abuse during their relationship revealing that she once had to call the police to remove him from her home following a violent incident in 2014Goldsmith who dated Brand for around a year made the allegations in a social media statement following his conviction for rape and sexual assault and subsequent 10yearandsixmonth prison sentenceShe said the experience had a lasting impact on her but explained that she had previously chosen not to press charges or speak publicly because she was concerned about the effect of media attention on her teenage childrenI am going to describe some painful and personal things in relation to Russell Brand because I have been put in a position now where I feel that I have no choice other than to do so given the misleading reports and speculation around the facts of a harassment injunction that was taken out to protect me and my family Firstly and most importantly I am and have always been strongly and unequivocally on the side of all of Brandrsquos victims I am in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brandrsquos trial told their stories testified and ensured justice was doneI have had my own personal experience of his violence coercive control and abuse I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014 Whilst my pain in relation to this pales in comparison to what the women have testified in court have suffered this was a difficult period in my life which has had a lasting impact Over several years I assisted the journalists who finally exposed him Ros Urwin Louisa Compton and Dorothy Byrne I also undertook to testify in court to his abusiveness if the newspaper that published the victimsrsquo accounts were ever to be sued I have spent much of my professional career trying to support unfairly demonised and silenced women such as Monica Lewinsky and defending free speech In 2014 a harassment injunction was taken out against a woman called Szilvia Berki which was made final in 2015 I fully understand the good intentions of those now advocating on her behalf online and agree with their demand for this harassment injunction to be varied as my lawyer made clear to Berkirsquos lawyer in December last year However the commentary and media reporting this week has presented an untrue narrative which has opened me up to vile hatred and abuse online For this reason and to correct the record I am providing the factual background to that injunction to explain why The High Court found the campaign of harassment by Berki against me to be oppressive and unacceptablerdquo and made the order permanent The background to this is that Ms Berki came to my house for roughly 30 minutes in June 2014 after I booked her to give a massage to Brand By the time she arrived he had decided he didnrsquot want a massage and asked her to leave She was clearly offended I was present the whole time he was with her and I did not see anything untoward despite the fact that he was later found guilty of sexually assaulting other women and he later physically assaulted me If I saw any man abuse any woman under any circumstances I would do my utmost to stop them without hesitation Ms Berki later reported to the police that Brand had pushed her in the back whilst she was leaving the house and that she also said she was ldquoattackedrdquo by my dog which she described in her police statement as my dog licking her face The police rightly investigated Ms Berkirsquos complaint I cooperated fully with the investigation provided a truthful statement about what I saw and also provided CCTV footage which showed my overly exuberant but totally unaggressive dog jumping up Following an investigation into Ms Berkirsquos allegations police concluded that there was no case to answer and that no criminal offence had been committed According to the police at no time did Ms Berki ever state to them that she had been assaulted threatened or falsely imprisoned There was also a subsequent review of the investigation by the IPCC and Thames Valley Police Professional Standards which found that the original police investigation had been correct in its findings In the meantime several untrue stories appeared in the tabloid papers Ms Berki forwarded an email to me confirming a payment for one such story she had received from The Sun newspaper Articles were also published in The Telegraph The Mail and The Mirror at Ms Berkirsquos instigation which contained her account of the alleged incident Then having at first said in a story publishedbytheDaily Mail that she had found me to be ldquoreally very nice very very nicerdquo she later embarked on a campaign of vicious antisemitic and threatening abuse online and in emails Below is just a sample of some of those tweets and messages sent over many months which were submitted to the judge who granted the harassment injunction Jemima is a ldquodeeply rotted JEWISH Bitchrdquo ldquoDid you know that if your life is in danger you can LAWFULLY kill your attacker as defence hellip by now I could have lawfully kill at least 56 people who were hurting merdquo ldquoAlso happy birthday Jemima I hope you have more In other words I hope you donrsquot die this yearrdquo EMAIL ldquoIf you make me very upsethellipyou can expect the worts from me ndash I think you know this ndash without that I need to remind yourdquo ldquoWhat is going on in Britain is a dictatory of J evils English Jewish Evil dictatoryrdquo ldquoWould like to see justice and I do not think that I should do it myself but what can I do when every organisation is scared of Jevils rdquo ldquoThey say hellip Do not hate all Jews because you know a few Jewish evils They are on top always decadent and evilsrdquo ldquoFortunately there are many mansions outside of the UK where Jewish money aristocrats are still not welcomed Germany Austria Italy Hungaryrdquo Judge on High Court I ordered her to shut up Jew Do I have a case or not soon we will kill her then ldquoA pity that I was in the UK BB In Hungary if you would report the Police they would for sure find it without an investigation already that the Jews are guilty Sadrdquo ldquoEvery organisation is scared of JEVILSrdquo ldquoWhen my great grandparents see what Jews did to me they do something in heaven to solve this I will not make my hand dirty with Jewsrdquo ldquoJ evils hellip Rob lie crimerdquo ldquoI am so happy I am free from the English Jewish Evil dictator and outside of England the High Court cannot rulerdquo ldquoProbably I wait a bit more and than go public What is going on in Britain is a dictatory of J evilsrdquo She sent an enormous volume of similarly disturbing emails and tweets to or about me to my family to my workplace to journalists from the national media to members of my family to UNICEF UK where I had been a goodwill Ambassador for decades and to organisations my exhusband was associated with and to MPs She began disseminating on social media wild and untrue allegations about me ranging from kidnap to cyberhacking to having someone bump into her and laugh at her in the tube station having her followed by two men bribing the police paying off a judge and other false and alarming conspiracy theories based on my Jewishness The number tone and content of these messages was extremely frightening It was distressing for my then teenage children and my family I was concerned that Ms Berki was potentially a real danger to my family and me I have had stalkers before and this behaviour felt similarly threatening Although I was at this point no longer in contact with Brand I agreed to the suggestion by his lawyer of a harassment order My sole reason was to stop Ms Berki targeting me and my family The harassment injunction was upheld by the High Court and Court of Appeal on several occasions I engaged a lawyer of my own when I was made aware that Berki was applying to the court to vary the terms of the injunction And I instructed my lawyer in December last year to approach Ms Berkirsquos barrister to say that I agreed to vary the injunction so that she could speak to the police again if she wanted to I also instructed my lawyer to engage on her other requests I did this despite my real fears thatthe harassment wouldrecommence and that her threatening antisemitism if again unleashed might exacerbate the danger to my children and me that we continue to face because of our Jewish heritage and their fatherrsquos political career and incarceration in Pakistan Her barrister has not responded to my lawyer since May of this year despite trying to engage him I was informed by her lawyer that any change to the injunction must also be agreed by BrandI have no ability to compel Brand in this matter as I have not seen or spoken to him in over a decade I hope this information will help clarify speculation about my involvement in the antiharassment order I am glad and relieved that Russell Brand has finally faced justicemdash Jemima Goldsmith Jemima_Khan November 9 2026In her post on X Goldsmith wrote ldquoI have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014 Whilst my pain in relation to this pales in comparison to what the women have testified in court have suffered this was a difficult period in my life which has had a lasting impactrdquoShe also disclosed that she had assisted journalists investigating Brandrsquos alleged behaviour and was prepared to testify about his abusiveness if the newspapers involved faced legal action ldquoI have spent much of my professional career trying to support unfairly demonised and silenced womenrdquo she wroteGoldsmith also used her statement to respond to media reports concerning Szilvia Berki a woman who reportedly received an injunction involving Brand and Goldsmith in October 2015 preventing her from harassing themAs per The Hollywood Reporter Berki had previously accused Brand of assault at Goldsmithrsquos home Addressing the incident Goldsmith said Berki visited the property on June 7 2014 to give Brand a massage However she claimed Brand changed his mind before the appointment and asked Berki to leaveldquoI was present the whole time he was with her and I did not see anything untoward despite the fact that he was later found guilty of sexually assaulting other women and he later physically assaulted merdquo Goldsmith stated in her postShe added that Berki subsequently reported to the police that Brand had pushed her while she was leaving the house Berki also reportedly claimed that Goldsmithrsquos dog had attacked her which Goldsmith said was described in the police statement as the dog licking her face According to Goldsmith she fully cooperated with the police investigation and provided CCTV footageShe said the police ultimately concluded that there was no case to answer and that no criminal offence had been committed Goldsmith further alleged that Berki subsequently sold untrue stories to tabloids and subjected her to what she described as ldquovicious antisemitic and threatening abuse online and in emailsrdquo She also said recent media coverage had created an inaccurate narrative and exposed her to online harassmentAs per The Hollywood Reporter Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday after a London jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assaultThe sentencing hearing included victim impact statements detailing the emotional and psychological consequences of the offences One victim described feeling traumatised and struggling with her selfworth saying she had been left feeling like ldquodamaged goodsrdquo She also spoke about finding it distressing to see Brand in the mediaThe conviction has also prompted wider questions about how allegations against the comedian and former television presenter were handled within the entertainment industryConcluding her statement Goldsmith said she hoped her account would clarify speculation surrounding her relationship with Brand and the reports involving Berki She ended by expressing relief over the outcome of the criminal proceedings stating ldquoI am glad and relieved that Russell Brand has finally faced justicerdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever