Woman says she 'closed eyes and tried not to be there' during alleged Russell Brand rape

At Russell Brand’s trial at Southwark Crown Court, a woman said in a recorded police interview that he sexually assaulted and raped her in a bar toilet in Soho, London, in 2004. She recalled that he allegedly grabbed her breasts during a conversation about Big Brother's Big Mouth, then pulled her into the toilets and orally raped her; she said she closed her eyes and tried not to be there. Brand faces seven charges relating to six complainants and allegations spanning 1999 to 2009; he denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty, saying any sexual contact would have been consensual. The trial is expected to last six weeks.