<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>British comedian Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to new counts of rape and sexual assault.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brand, who was already facing similar charges involving four women, denied the new charges in Southwark Crown Court. The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Prosecution Service said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brand, 50, was charged in April with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-obstetrician-rhys-henry-stone-bellinge-learns-sentence-for-fatal-crash/0f09559c-c742-43e8-b1cc-9787ff10d12f"><strong><span>Dashcam shows doctor's drunk, angry rampage that left woman dead</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutors alleged those offences involving four women took place between 1999 and 2005 — one in the English seaside town of Bournemouth and three in London. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brand pleaded not guilty to those charges in a London court earlier this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A trial scheduled for June is expected to last four to five weeks.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/russell-brand-update-british-comedian-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-rape-and-sexual-assault-charges/aba66cb8-9fce-4257-8fd4-3826eb578963" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><em><span>Get Him To The Greek</span></em><span> actor, known for risqué stand-up routines, battles with drugs and alcohol, has dropped out of mainstream media in recent years. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He built a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories, as well as discussing his religious devotion.</span></div></div>