In yet another damning revelation linked to the inner circle of PTI founder Imran Khan, his ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith has finally broken her silence , accusing British comedian Russell Brand of violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship in 2014.
Goldsmith, who was married to Imran Khan for nine years before their divorce, admitted she had to call police to have Brand removed from her house after a violent incident. She chose not to press charges at the time.
Her statement comes just as Brand, 51, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault against four women, offences committed between 2004 and 2009. The judge slammed Brand for his “casual arrogant disregard” for women’s right to refuse.
But for many in Pakistan, Goldsmith’s confession raises far more uncomfortable questions about Imran Khan himself — about the company he kept, the lifestyle he endorsed, and the moral double standards he has built his entire political career on.
Goldsmith, 52, daughter of billionaire Sir James Goldsmith, said she feared media attention would affect her teenage children, the same children she shares with Imran Khan, which is why she stayed silent for over a decade.
“Whilst my pain in relation to this pales in comparison to what the women have testified in court have suffered, this was a difficult period in my life which has had a lasting impact,” she wrote.
She claims she has not met or spoken to Brand since 2014, but admits she quietly helped journalists investigating him and was ready to testify against him.
Goldsmith also tried to explain away the controversial 2015 injunction she and Brand obtained against Szilvia Berki, a woman who alleged Brand assaulted her at Goldsmith’s own home in 2014. According to Goldsmith, Berki came for a massage on June 7, 2014, which never happened, and later made false claims about being pushed and attacked by Goldsmith’s dog.
Goldsmith insists police reviewed CCTV and found no case to answer, and accuses Berki of sending her threatening and antisemitic messages.
Brand was convicted after a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, though acquitted of two other rape charges
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