“I've always told you guys that when I was young and single, before I had my wife and family ... I was a fool, man, I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile. But what I never was, was a rapist. I've never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.”

Russell Brand · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Brand posted this on social media in April 2025 in response to being initially charged with rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault.