
Russell Brand may have considered himself a Lothario, larrikin and a lover of women, but for many female celebrities he was just a downright creep.
Days after the British comedian was convicted for rape and three counts of sexual assault by a London court, a series of disturbing old clips of Brand engaging in uncomfortable and inappropriate interactions with female celebrities and presenters have emerged.
A series of disturbing old clips of Russell Brand engaging in inappropriate interactions with female celebrities have resurfaced amid his rape and sexual assault convictions. Picture: Jo Hale/Getty Images
His past “vile” behaviour – as Dannii Minogue called it – has come to light as the court heard the star treated women as “disposable” and “amusements” to fill his sexual appetite as he rose to fame, as per The Guardian.
A former friend even testified during the four-week trial that Brand – who had ambitions to bed 5000 women – viewed the opposite sex as “just a hole, just another number” to add to his “5000 notches”.
Here are some well-documented instances where Brand’s misogynistic behaviour crossed a line, with some celebs quick to call him out on it years later.
Dannii Minogue
Twenty years before a 2023 bombshell documentary made multiple sexual abuse allegations about Brand, Aussie singer Dannii Minogue had already labelled him a “vile predator”.
The pop star came to that conclusion in 2006 after appearing on Brand’s MTV British chat show, 1 Leicester Square, during which he reportedly made shocking, unrepeatable remarks and “wouldn’t take no for an answer”.
Brand was labelled a “vile predator” by Dannii Minogue after he “wouldn’t take no for an answer” in a 2006 interview. Picture: Claire Greenway/Getty Images
Minogue said Brand always “goes that step too far” to make her feel uncomfortable. Picture: Dani Abramowicz/FilmMagic
“He is completely crazy and a bit of a vile predator. I certainly don’t think he has cured his sex addiction, that’s for sure,” Minogue told The Mirror at a launch event later that year.
“He always goes that step too far. Never quite far enough to slap his face, but usually too far,” she added.
“Throughout the whole interview, he kept making shocking remarks that I can’t even repeat. Just uttering the words would make me blush.”
Caprice Bourret
The worrying clips keep coming with US TV personality Caprice Bourret also at the receiving end of Brand’s creepy remarks.
In an unearthed 2000s scene from an MTV interview, the comedian boldly asked Bourret to “take off” her underwear while she was discussing her new lingerie line.
US TV personality Caprice Bourret also at the receiving end of Brand’s creepy remarks. Picture: X
In a resurfaced 2000s interview, Brand boldly asked Bourret to “take off” her underwear. Picture: X
“Caprice, are you wearing one of your own bras … I mean, are you wearing a bra designed by you now?” he asked to which she answered, “No, but I’m wearing my knickers.”
“Get them off,” he quickly quipped.
Bourret stood up and went with the joke, saying, “OK then” before sitting back down.
“There won’t be a point where I’ll say, ‘Oh don’t. There will be a point where I will go, ‘Go on, then,’” Brand said before pretending to masturbate.
It got worse when he pretended to spit on himself, at which point Bourret started squealing.
“Everybody does it. Don’t be afraid of your own sexuality,” he said. “Be afraid of mine, though.”
Vanessa Feltz
A resurfaced clip from Brand’s 1 Leicester Square talk show has also been labelled inappropriate after he asked a celebrity guest if he could “have it off” with her daughter.
British TV presenter Vanessa Feltz was left visibly unsettled during the 2006 interview when her attempts to promote her TV show turned into a conversation about her teenage daughters – her youngest was 15 at the time.
“Can I have it off with either you or your daughters? Vanessa, come on, some of them are adults,” he said on camera. “You’ve got two whole daughters and I can’t even have one?”
The shocked mum responded: “Certainly not. When you have your own daughters, you’ll know why I said that.”
Brand asked British TV presenter Vanessa Feltz on his talk show if he could sleep with her daughters. Picture: X
Feltz later said she was “horrified” and “disgusted” with the 2006 interview. Picture: X
Feltz has since spoken out about the incident, saying she was “horrified” and “disgusted”.
“That’s pretty revolting thing to say to anyone, especially a mum,” she said on British breakfast program This Morning in 2023, when sexual assault allegations about Brand first made headlines.
“I couldn’t pretend I thought that was funny. I didn’t think it was funny. Plus, you could tell it wasn’t really a joke. I realised then that there was something extremely chilling about him.”
Lily Allen
Lily Allen was left shaken after appearing on UK game show Big Fat Quiz of the Year back in 2007.
The singer was the only female guest on the celebrity panel alongside TV host Jonathan Ross, comedian Noel Fielding and Brand, when the latter two made rape jokes in her presence.
“I’m a bit concerned because look where you’ve put us,” Ross said in the resurfaced clip, referring to Brand and Fielding, who were seated to the left of Allen.
TV host Jonathan Ross switched seats with Lily Allen on a 2007 game show to keep her away Brand. Picture: X
“You’ve put the only sexually attractive young lady – well, the only young lady full stop, she happens to be very attractive as well – near two of the best known cocksmen of the business.”
Ross then moved Allen to the other side closer to other guests Rob Brydon and David Mitchell in the “sexless zone”, because that way Allen “might go home with her dress still on”, Ross said.
Fielding then replied: “How dare you? We’re not rapists,” as the host asked him why he was wearing a cape. “It’s a Jack the Ripper cape. He wasn’t a rapist.”
Brand then interjected, “There is no direct corollary between capes and rape. It’s just a rhyme. Leave him alone.”
Ross put Allen far away from Brand so she “might go home with her dress still on”. Picture: X
Brand continued: “What if, horror of horrors, he ain’t even done a rape. You could ruin his reputation. Have you done a rape?”
Fielding replied: “Well, if I have, I’d be leaving the scene of the crime like this,” while covering his face with the cape, like Dracula.
Fielding has not been accused of any wrongdoing and was not involved in Brand’s trial and conviction.
Brand then cracked a rape joke in Allen’s presence, which she later called “really horrendous”. Picture: X
While Allen initially laughed along during the broadcast, in a 2023 interview she admitted the moment left her feeling “really horrendous”.
“There are comments, I think, about me being raped or something, and I laugh along with it,” she told Grazia in 2023.
“[But] on retrospect, that’s really horrendous. It makes me uncomfortable, but I don’t think I felt that at the time, because it was the culture.”
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan also had an uncomfortable experience with Brand, if resurfaced clips on social media are anything to do by.
During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2014 alongside Brand, Lohan was seated on the very end of the couch with her body pressed against the sofa’s arm, with her legs crossed away from the comedian.
Brand took up the actress’ personal space as he rested his arm on the back of the couch just beside Lohan – and his demeanour was not loss on viewers of the resurfaced clip, with many noting he was too close for comfort.
Viewers noted Lindsay Lohan tried to sit as far away from Brand in their joint TV interview in 2014. Picture: X
“Notice the very first second of this video clip, where Lindsay Lohan pulls her skirt down,” one tweeted on X. “Then notice how she’s sitting right on the edge of the sofa, leaning away from Russell. She looks visibly uncomfortable.”
“She’s is practically squishing herself over the arm of that sofa to get away from him,” added another, as one observed, “Lindsay Lohan’s no shrinking violet. She’s seen a lot of the hard side of life. If he made her feel uncomfortable, that tells you a lot about him.”
Another viewer noted that Lohan was talking about her jail experience, which she called a “very scary” time, and Brand was just cracking jokes about it.
Kelly Brook
In another MTV interview, Brand seemingly preyed on model Kelly Brook, telling her to send him sexy photos of herself as a teenager.
Brand began the segment by asking to shake Brook’s hand as she goes in for a kiss on the cheek, saying: “That’s what we do in Europe, isn’t it?”
Brand planted a kiss on Kelly Brook during their catch-up before asking her to send him sexy photos of her when she was a teenager. Picture: X
Brand then commented on Brook’s ex-fiance Billy Zane and former boyfriend Jason Statham, asking what her father looked like and how he treated them.
“My dad was very protective, if you could see pictures of me as a 15/16 year old …” she began, to which Brand interrupted, “Yeah, that would be alright, send them!”
Brook laughed off the inappropriate comments at the time, but eight years later in another interview with MTV, she told presenter Becca Dudley to steer clear of rock stars.
“Stay away from Russell Brand!” Brook said when Dudley asked for industry tips.
“Have fun, make the most of the freebies and to go to all the festivals, [but] stay away from rock stars.”



