Fame Under Fire Podcast
Fame Under Fire follows the trial of Russell Brand, who denies seven sexual offence charges involving six women.
Fame Under Fire is at Southwark Crown Court for the trial of comedian, actor and broadcaster Russell Brand.
Brand faces seven sexual offence charges involving six women: three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The alleged offences date from 1999 to 2009.
He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Under UK court reporting rules, cameras and recording device are not allowed inside the courtroom. For Fame Under Fire, Russell Brand on Trial, Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty will take you inside the case another way. Every day we'll bring you updates on what the jury hears, with expert analysis of what is happening and the law behind the case.
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Episodes to download
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Jury Reaches Partial Verdict—Diddy on Trial
Tue 1 Jul 2025
The jury have been told to keep deliberating after reaching a partial verdict.
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Jury Sent Out to Decide Diddy Verdict—Diddy on Trial
Mon 30 Jun 2025
The jury say they’re concerned one member can’t follow court’s instructions.
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Defence Says Case Against Diddy Is ‘Badly, Badly Exaggerated’—Diddy on Trial
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Diddy’s defence argue prosecutors are criminalising ‘personal use drugs’ and ‘threesomes’.
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Prosecutor Tells Jury It Is Time for Diddy to Face Justice—Diddy on Trial
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Diddy used violence and fear in ‘brutal crimes’, prosecution says in closing arguments.
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Diddy Thanks Judge and Says He Won’t Testify—Diddy on Trial
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Defence finish their case in half an hour and Diddy says he will not take the stand.
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Silence in Court as Jurors View Explicit Videos—Diddy on Trial
Mon 23 Jun 2025
The prosecution nears the end of evidence and the jury is shown explicit texts and videos.
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Diddy’s Former Assistant Takes the Stand—Diddy on Trial
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Brendan Paul, who worked as Diddy's personal assistant for two years, gives evidence.
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Judge Cancels Court Day—Diddy on Trial
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Court is adjourned after a juror calls in sick.
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Judge Reprimands Lawyers After Information Leak—Diddy on Trial
Tue 17 Jun 2025
The judge in Diddy’s trial warns lawyers after a confidential discussion is made public.
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Juror Sent Home—Diddy on Trial
Mon 16 Jun 2025
A member of the jury is dismissed by Judge Subramanian.
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Diddy on Trial - Kanye West surprise visit and judge considers dismissing juror—Diddy on Trial
Fri 13 Jun 2025
The judge has been hearing arguments for and against dismissing a juror
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‘Jane’ Tells Court of Sex Night With Different Famous Rapper—Diddy on Trial
Thu 12 Jun 2025
All you need to know about the five days of evidence from ‘Jane’.
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‘Jane’ Questioned—Diddy on Trial
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Diddy’s defence grill ‘Jane’ about loving messages, plus request for juror dismissal.
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Diddy’s Ex Tells Court She ‘Enjoyed Taking Care of Him’—Diddy on Trial
Tue 10 Jun 2025
‘Jane’ is questioned by Diddy’s defence lawyer about explicit texts.
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Diddy‘s Ex Testifies—Diddy on Trial
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Diddy‘s former partner testifies that she told him ‘I am not a porn star’.
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Diddy’s Former Girlfriend “Jane” Says He’s Still Paying Her Rent—Diddy on Trial
Fri 6 Jun 2025
“Jane” tells court that Diddy is still picking up the bill.
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Judge Threatens to Remove Diddy From Courtroom—Diddy on Trial
Thu 5 Jun 2025
Diddy’s defence lawyers warned about his behaviour.
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Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan Testifies About ‘Balcony Dangling’ by Diddy—Diddy on Trial
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Cassie Ventura’s friend tells court about drug use and Diddy 'holding her over a balcony'.
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Security Officer Testifies—Diddy on Trial
Tue 3 Jun 2025
Eddy Garcia testifies that he gave CCTV footage to Diddy in 2016.
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Hotel Worker: Room Needed ‘Deep Cleaning’ After Diddy Stay—Diddy on Trial
Mon 2 Jun 2025
More questioning of ‘Mia’ and a hotel worker testifies about cleaning after a Diddy stay.
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Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Tells Court She ‘Hasn’t Lied to Anyone at All’—Diddy on Trial
Fri 30 May 2025
Former employee ‘Mia’ asked about birthday scrapbook and video she made for Diddy.
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Diddy’s Former Employee ‘Mia’ Testifies That He Raped Her—Diddy on Trial
Thu 29 May 2025
A former employee of Diddy, known as Mia, testifies about ‘multiple sexual assaults’.
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Cassie’s Ex-Stylist—Diddy on Trial
Wed 28 May 2025
Stylist Deonte Nash takes the stand, plus Diddy’s defence denied mistrial.
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Ex-Employee Says Diddy Threatened to ‘Go Kill’ Kid Cudi—Diddy on Trial
Tue 27 May 2025
Capricorn Clark said Diddy found out about Kid Cudi’s relationship with Cassie.
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Kid Cudi: ‘Porsche Destroyed by Molotov Cocktail’—Diddy on Trial
Thu 22 May 2025
The rapper says it happened after Diddy allegedly made threats over Cassie relationship.
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Expert Witness, Seized Items and Hotel Clean Ups—Diddy on Trial
Wed 21 May 2025
Former assistant describes preparing bags with drugs and hotel clean-ups for Diddy.
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Cassie’s Mum, ‘The Punisher’ and Gun Photos—Diddy on Trial
Tue 20 May 2025
Photos of Diddy’s house search, plus Cassie’s mum and ‘The Punisher’ give evidence.
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Diddy’s Defence Question ‘Inconsistencies’ in Dawn Richard’s Testimony—Diddy on Trial
Mon 19 May 2025
Singer Dawn Richard is questioned by Diddy’s defence, plus Cassie’s best friend testifies.
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Cassie: ‘I’d Give Back $20M Settlement to Undo Freak-Offs’—Diddy on Trial
Fri 16 May 2025
Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs have finished questioning Cassandra Ventura.
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Cassie Asked About Explicit Texts to Diddy—Diddy on Trial
Thu 15 May 2025
Diddy’s defence team begin their questioning of Casandra Ventura.
