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Russell Brand told police after his arrest he had never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity.
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Brand had ‘maniacal grin’ during alleged sexual assault

A TV worker who says she was raped by Russell Brand has insisted she ‘wasn't a giddy schoolgirl’ during her encounter with the star in a central London bar.

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