Russell Brand trial latest: Comedian asked assistant for phone numbers of female fans, court told

Russell Brand trial latest: Comedian asked assistant for phone numbers of female fans, court told Presenter had an “insane sexual appetite” and was sleeping with women “day and night”, his former personal assistant told jurors - Bookmark Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Russell Brand asked his assistant to get the phone numbers of his female fans for him, she told the court as she gave evidence on Monday. Helen Berger said the request made her feel “really weird” and she later told the comedian she would not do it again. She told jurors she felt Brand’s bad behaviour was “normalised” and that he was sleeping with women “day and night”. During her time working for the star between June 2006 and February 2007 she told the court he was always in his underwear when she went to his flat, and recalled his “insane sexual appetite”. She told Southwark Crown Court she had never witnessed Brand doing anything against the law, but added: “Though I had worked with celebrities before and seen a lot of people normalising bad behaviour, this was on another level. “I think everyone else normalising and dismissing Russell’s behaviour made me think, I guess, this is just the way he is.” Brand denies three charges of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of indecent assault in alleged attacks against six women between 1999 and 2009. The trial continues. Brand’s bad behaviour was ‘normalised’, trial hears Russell Brand’s bad behaviour was “normalised” and he was sleeping with women “day and night”, his former personal assistant told the court on Monday. Helen Berger, who worked for the comedian between June 2006 and February 2007, described the role as “one of the hardest jobs I did” and recalled he was always in his underwear when she went to his flat. “When I went to Russell’s flat he was always in his underwear as he loved walking around in his underwear with no shirt on,” she said in a statement read to Southwark Crown Court by prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC.