One of the women who accused Russell Brand has voluntarily given up her legal anonymity after the actor-comedian was jailed following convictions for rape and sexual assault.
In a sit-down with Rosamund Urwin of The Sunday Times (see video below), Mia Latter said she was orally raped by Brand in 2006, when she was 16 and he was 30. Latter told Urwin that during their relationship Brand sometimes called her “the child,” and that she now sees the relationship as both emotionally and sexually abusive.
Latter was among four women who spoke to The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 in 2023. Their accounts prompted other women to come forward to police, which ultimately contributed to Brand’s conviction at Southwark Crown Court earlier this month.
Brand has repeatedly denied any criminal wrongdoing. When the allegations involving Latter first emerged in 2023, he rejected them and claimed they were part of a “mainstream media” campaign aimed at silencing him.
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Now 37, Latter has gone public because she is campaigning for a change to the UK’s laws on consent. She wants a “staggered” age-of-consent system similar to rules in some U.S. states, including Florida. Under her proposal, sexual relationships between 16-year-olds and adults would be prohibited, while consensual relationships between teenagers who are both above the age of consent would remain lawful.
Latter — who previously appeared in reports under the name Alice — said she first met Brand in central London while she was out shopping. Brand, who was presenting shows on MTV at the time, approached her on the street and asked for her phone number.
They began texting, met for a date and ended up at his flat. Latter alleged that Brand attempted to perform oral sex on her while she was visibly uncomfortable and “squirming” in her seat. She says Brand asked her to keep their three-month involvement secret, even though her parents were upset about the connection. Latter also alleges Brand urged her to skip school and arranged cars to pick her up.
Toward the end of the relationship, Latter says, Brand forced her against the headboard and orally raped her. “I couldn’t move, and he orally raped me — I was choking and crying,” she told The Sunday Times.
She added that she tried to push him away and finally struck him in the stomach to make him stop. “I’d never hit anyone before,” she said, recalling Brand’s remark afterward: “I just wanted to see your mascara run.”
Brand addressed his relationship with Latter during an April appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show. He acknowledged the relationship had been “exploitative” and admitted he had “manipulated” consent, but he also characterized his conduct with women as “awful but lawful.”
Latter responded: if consent is manipulated, it isn’t truly consent. She said Brand’s interview distracted some listeners by framing his behavior as immoral rather than criminal and argued that illegal acts took place in that relationship.
Latter said she was interviewed by police in 2024 but was later informed by the Crown Prosecution Service that she would not be included as a witness in the trial — a decision she was told was partly influenced by Brand’s television appearance. She described the news as devastating.
She also voiced anger at media outlets and individuals who supported Brand. “At times I felt angrier with these media organizations than I have with him,” she said, calling their responses “spineless.” Latter said those institutions and people enabled Brand and dismissed the women who made complaints when the alleged incidents first occurred.
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 reported Sunday that he has been transferred to Littlehey Prison, a facility that houses men convicted of sexual offenses.
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