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Brand's accuser denies being 'giddy schoolgirl'

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  • A woman has told a London court that actor and comedian Russell Brand grabbed her breasts and then dragged her into a toilet at a bar, where she alleges he orally raped her. Brand, who is on trial for three counts of rape and other offences against six women between 1999 and 2009, denies the allegations.
  • The woman said the assault happened in 2004, shortly after she met him at a party, and told police she froze. Brand's lawyer, Ian Winter, said the alleged incident did not happen.
  • The trial is expected to last around six weeks.
Brand's accuser denies being 'giddy schoolgirl'
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