Police confirm officers attended Jemima Goldsmith's Russell Brand assault report
Thames Valley Police confirmed officers attended Jemima Goldsmith's report alleging Russell Brand assaulted her in July 2014, ensured the victim's partner left and made no arrests.
How it was covered
- Sky News was the only channel found covering it, concentrating on the police confirmation, no arrests and Goldsmith's reason for not pursuing charges.
- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News and ITV: not found in tracked broadcasts.
The Full Story
A plain summary built from the channels that reported this story. Facts only one channel reported are attributed to it.
Sky News reported that Thames Valley Police confirmed officers attended a report by Jemima Goldsmith alleging she was assaulted by Russell Brand in July 2014. Sky News reported that the force said officers ensured the victim's partner left the address. Sky News reported that no arrests were made.
Sky News reported that Goldsmith said in a statement posted on X that she did not want to pursue any charges. Sky News reported that she said her concern was how pursuing the case would affect her children, who were teenagers at the time.
Sky News said Goldsmith had been in a relationship with Brand in 2014. Sky News reported that the police confirmation related to a 2014 allegation and to the police response at the time.
Key Claims
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| Only on one channel | |
| Jemima Goldsmith said she did not want to pursue charges because she was concerned about the impact on her teenage children. | |
| Thames Valley Police confirmed officers attended Jemima Goldsmith's report alleging Russell Brand assaulted her in July 2014, ensured the victim's partner left the address, and made no arrests. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
Sky News treated the police confirmation as breaking news during a live interview. It focused on the force's account, the absence of arrests and Goldsmith's stated reason for not pursuing charges. It also supplied the relationship context and the date of the alleged assault.
- “They added that no arrests were made.”
- “she didn't want to pursue any charges because of her concern about how it would impact her children who were teenagers at a time”
- “officers did attend a report by Jemima Goldsmith, alleging she was assaulted by Russell Brand in July 2014”
Who was on air
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Broadcast Timeline
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