The British actor-comedian acknowledged in a London court on Wednesday that he had been obsessed with sex as a younger man, but denied multiple charges of rape and sexual assault, saying the claims have had a "devastating" impact on his life.

Brand, 51, who has been charged with three counts of rape says he acted ‘consensually’

• Content warning: this article contains references to allegations of sexual abuse which some readers might find distressing

Winter moved on to count 5, in which a woman alleged Brand sexually assaulted her when she was in her 20s and working at a radio station in 2004 or 2005.

Winter asked Brand whether he “sloppily kissed her”.

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© Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

© Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

© Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

Brand, 51, who has been charged with three counts of rape says he acted ‘consensually’

• Content warning: this article contains references to allegations of sexual abuse which some readers might find distressing

Winter moved on to count 5, in which a woman alleged Brand sexually assaulted her when she was in her 20s and working at a radio station in 2004 or 2005.

Winter asked Brand whether he “sloppily kissed her”.

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

© Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

© Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA