Police have acknowledged that they assisted Jemima Goldsmith in getting her ex-boyfriend Russell Brand off her property in 2014 after she reported a violent altercation.
According to Thames Valley Police, on July 25, 2014, officers visited an Oxfordshire residence after being contacted by an alleged victim; however, no arrests were made.
The police stated in a statement on Wednesday that they “also ensured the victim’s partner left the address, as per the victim’s wishes” in addition to listening to her worries and offering support.
Goldsmith Reveals Brand’s Past Abuse
After dating Brand for over a year, Goldsmith wrote on X on Monday that she “had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident” but decided against filing charges.
On Monday, Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for sexual assault and rape.
Goldsmith, 52, wrote that she was “in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial” and that she was “glad and relieved” that he had “finally faced justice” in her post. Goldsmith was not present at the trial.
Goldsmith Explains 2014 Police Incident
She said: “I have had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse.”During a violent confrontation in 2014, I had to call the police to have him removed from my home.
According to the Press Association, Goldsmith had requested that Brand vacate the premises, and once police informed him of her request, he consented.
“I was concerned about the impact of the press attention on my then-teenage children, so I decided not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this,” Goldsmith continued.
Goldsmith Reveals Lasting Impact of Brand Incident
Since that time in 2014, I have not seen or spoken to Brand. This was a trying time in my life that has had a long-lasting effect, even though my suffering is nothing compared to what the women who have testified in court have endured.”
She said that she was prepared to testify about his “abusiveness” and that she had “assisted the journalists who finally exposed him.”
TV producer Goldsmith is the sister of former Conservative government minister Zac Goldsmith, the daughter of late millionaire businessman Sir James Goldsmith, and the former spouse of former Pakistani prime minister and cricket player Imran Khan.
