Arabic version: معالجة بالتدليك لا تزال مقيّدة بعد قضية براند

According to The Guardian, a massage therapist who accused Russell Brand of assaulting her remains constrained by an anti-harassment injunction obtained in 2015, despite Brand being sentenced on 9 November to 10 years and six months in prison.

The woman was hired in 2014 by Brand’s then girlfriend, Jemima Khan, to give him a birthday massage. She complained to police that she had been treated “like a prostitute”, but police closed the investigation and told Brand he had no case to answer.

She later contacted newspapers, her MP and attempted to reach the prime minister. Brand and Khan jointly sought an anti-harassment order. The Guardian reported that the order allowed her to discuss events only with a small group of medical professionals, while she was also ordered to pay costs and provide £50,000 “on account”.

Dan Neidle, a tax expert and investigative journalist, said his reading of the 2015 summary judgment suggested the injunction could prevent the woman from approaching police again or answering police questions about her allegations.

In a statement on X on 9 November, Khan said she had been present throughout the massage and had not seen anything untoward. She said she had instructed her lawyer in December of the previous year to agree to vary the injunction so the therapist could speak to police again if she wished.