The studio behind Russell Brand’s 2011 film “Arthur” will provide courts with behind-the-scenes outtakes as part of an ongoing civil sexual assault lawsuit, according to The Times of London.
Attorneys for Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly told a New York Supreme Court judge last week that they would turn over hours of previously unseen footage from the production of the comedy remake.
In 2023, a woman identified as Jane Doe sued both Brand and the studio, alleging the British actor exposed himself to her on set and then followed her into a bathroom and sexually assaulted her while a crew member stood guard at the door.
Both Brand and Warner Bros. have denied wrongdoing.
While lawyers didn’t disclose what appears in the outtakes, Warner Bros. attorney Patrick Lamparello told the Times the studio had “four or five hours” of raw footage in hand, and possibly as much as eight hours total, that could be relevant to the case.
HuffPost has reached out to representatives for Brand and Warner Bros. for comment.
News of the studio’s cooperation in the U.S. civil case comes days after United Kingdom prosecutors announced five criminal charges of rape and sexual assault against Brand.
The charges stem from alleged incidents involving four women between 1999 and 2005.
Brand, once known as an eccentric liberal provocateur and now a Catholic convert and right-wing media personality, has denied all allegations.
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“I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile,” he said in a video posted Friday to X, formerly Twitter. “But what I never was was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.”
