Russell Brand Accuser Waives Anonymity, Alleging She Was Raped By Star At Age Of 16

One of Russell Brand‘s accusers has waived her legal right to anonymity after the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star was imprisoned for rape and sexual assault.

In an interview with The Sunday Times journalist Rosamund Urwin (watch below), Mia Latter alleged that she was orally raped by Brand in 2006, when she was aged 16 and he was 30. She alleged that Brand referred to her as “the child” during their relationship, which she now considers to have been emotionally and sexually abusive.

Latter was one of the four women who spoke to The Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4 in 2023. Their testimony inspired other women to make criminal complaints against Brand, ultimately leading to his conviction at London’s Southwark Crown Court earlier this month.

Brand has consistently denied wrongdoing. When Latter’s allegations were first published in 2023, Brand denied the claims and said it was part of a campaign by the “mainstream media” to silence him.

Latter, now 37, has gone public because she is campaigning for a change in UK law, calling for the introduction of a “staggered” age of consent, mirroring some U.S. states, including Florida. This would outlaw relationships between 16 year olds and adults, but would protect relationships between teenagers who are above the age of consent.

Latter, who was known as Alice in earlier reporting, first met Brand in central London when she was out shopping. Brand, who was hosting MTV shows at the time, approached her in the street and asked for her number.

They exchanged texts, met for a date, and ended up back at his apartment. Latter alleged that Brand attempted to give her oral sex, even though she was “squirming” in her seat. Latter alleged that Brand requested that she keep their three-month relationship secret, though her parents were “distraught” by their association. Brand encouraged Latter to skip school, sending cars to pick her up.

Towards the end of their relationship, Latter alleged that Brand orally raped her. “He ended up forcing me against the headboard [of the bed] and I couldn’t move, and he orally raped me — and I was choking and crying,” she told The Sunday Times.

“I was trying to push him off, so he knew that I didn’t want him to be doing that, and so then I ended up having to hit him in the stomach to get him off. I’ve never hit anyone [before] and … he said: ‘I just wanted to see your mascara run.’”

Brand discussed his relationship with Latter during an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show in April. He admitted that his relationship with Latter had been “exploitative” and that he had “manipulated” consent. During the same interview, he described his behavior with women as “awful but lawful.”

Latter said: “If [consent is] manipulated, it’s not given. That’s not how that works. I think also [in] doing that interview, he was quite successful in distracting people … by saying, ‘It was immoral, it wasn’t illegal.’ Well, actually something illegal happened within that relationship.”

Latter was interviewed by the police in 2024, but said she was told by the Crown Prosecution Service that she would not be included in the trial, partly because of Brand’s appearance on Megyn Kelly’s show. “I was devastated by it,” she told The Sunday Times.

Latter also expressed dismay at the media organizations and people who stood by Brand. “At times, I felt angrier with these media organizations than I have with him, because he’s a monstrous person, but to be that spineless,” she said. “He couldn’t have done this for so long without these people enabling it, and disregarding the women who made complaints at the time.”

On Monday, Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The Sun newspaper reported on Sunday that Brand has been moved to Littlehey Prison, a jail for men who have been convicted of sexual offenses.