{"id":1016392,"date":"2026-08-22T04:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1016392\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T04:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:57:20","slug":"russell-brand-facing-multiple-rape-charges-to-headline-voting-rights-event-in-posh-new-york-enclave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1016392\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand, facing multiple rape charges, to headline voting rights event in posh New York enclave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Among the charming farmers markets, vegetable stands and WASP-y beach clubs of Shelter Island, there will be a somewhat unlikely visitor this weekend, we\u2019re told.<\/p>\n<p>Russell\u00a0Brand\u00a0\u2014 who has recently pleaded not guilty to no fewer than <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/23\/celebrity-news\/russell-brand-admits-he-slept-with-a-16-year-old-when-he-was-30\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">three\u00a0rape changes, plus a handful of sexual assault accusations<\/a>, in the UK \u2014 is a \u201cheadliner\u201d at a conference at the island\u2019s quaint Ram\u2019s Head Inn.<\/p>\n<p>The troubled star is among several speakers at the New York stop of the United We Stand tour, a speaking tour arranged by electoral reform foundation Free &amp; Equal.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Brand, here at the Turning Point AmericaFest event last year, will be headlining the United We Stand tour stop at the New York enclave of Shelter Island. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The island between the north and south forks of Long Island is known as a peaceful enclave.  The Ram&#8217;s Head Inn<\/p>\n<p>But his legal struggles are serious business.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/04\/celebrity-news\/russell-brand-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault-after-nearly-2-year-investigation-into-bombshell-allegations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British police charged\u00a0<\/a>the \u201cGet Him To The Greek\u201d star with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Cops said Brand faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault stemming from alleged interactions with four women between 1999 and 2005.<\/p>\n<p>He responded to those charges by saying online at the time, \u201cI\u2019ve never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then in December he was charged with \u2014 and against pleaded not guilty to \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/23\/celebrity-news\/russell-brand-faces-new-rape-sexual-assault-charges-after-two-women-come-forward\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two more charges of rape<\/a> related to two additional women.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe From Texas,\u201d seen above in a still from a YouTube video, is the other headliner at the event. Joe From Texas\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>Brand, seen here leaving a London court in February, has pleaded not guilty to multiple rape charges. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Shelter Island event \u2014 whose promotional materials for the event feature a huge picture of the former comic \u2014 announces Brand as an \u201cauthor, broadcaster &amp; independent voice\u201d headlining\u00a0the Shelter Island Conference \u201cin open conversation on capital, sovereignty, and self-governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reached for comment on the striking choice of headliner, Free and Equal\u2019s founder, Christina Tobin, noted that\u00a0Brand\u00a0is \u201cinnocent until proven guilty\u201d and that he is one of two headliners. (The other is the fiscal responsibility advocate known as Joe From Texas).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the hotel\u2019s management seemed to suggest Brand\u2019s inclusion bolstered the diversity of voices in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Others on the bill include Ron Paul, Joe Kent, Sheriff Mack, Patrick Byrne, David Walker, Michael Terpin, Joby Weeks and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Among the charming farmers markets, vegetable stands and WASP-y beach clubs of Shelter Island, there will be a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1016393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,69137,7882,405,403,103300,5226,5225,5228,5227,80,301694,33242,1194,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1016392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-celebrity-crimes","tag-comedians","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-society","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-politics","tag-russell-brand","tag-sex-crimes","tag-society","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117137391339410721","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1016393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}