Jemima Goldsmith accuses ex-boyfriend Russell Brand of violence after his sentencing
The gist
British TV producer Jemima Goldsmith said she had Brand removed from her house by police in 2014.
Her statement followed his 10-and-a-half-year rape sentence, widening the case's fallout.
How it unfolded
- 2014Goldsmith says she had to call police to have Brand removed from her house during a violent incident, but did not press charges.
- Jun 7, 2014Szilvia Berki visited Goldsmith's house for about 30 minutes to give Brand a massage, which Goldsmith says did not take place once she arrived.
- Oct 2015An injunction obtained by Goldsmith and Brand banned Berki from harassing them, including by making allegations of assault by Brand at Goldsmith's home the prior year.
Key terms
- injunction
- A court order requiring a party to do or stop doing a specific act.
- coercive control
- A pattern of behavior used to gain and maintain power over another person through intimidation, coercion, and control.
- press charges
- To formally accuse someone of a crime by filing a criminal complaint with authorities.
Source: Wikipedia