伦敦：英国喜剧演员兼演员罗素·布兰德周三（10月28日）在其强奸案审判中作证称，他相信同意是性关系的“基本”要素，这是他首次出庭作证。
LONDON: British comedian and actor Russell Brand told his rape trial on Wednesday (Oct 28) he believed consent was "fundamental" to sexual relations, as he gave evidence for the first time.
布兰德在2000年代作为一名持进步政治观点的电视和广播主持人一举成名，如今已将自己重塑为一位拥有数百万社交媒体追随者的保守派、信仰导向的导师。
Brand, who shot to fame in the 2000s as a television and radio presenter with progressive political views, has reinvented himself as a conservative and faith-based guru for millions of social media followers.
这位51岁的被告对所有指控均表示不认罪，当其律师询问他是否犯下了三项强奸罪、三项性侵罪和一项企图猥亵罪时，他大声回答“否”。
The 51-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he faces saying "no" loudly when asked by his lawyer if he had committed the three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault.
这场在伦敦南华克皇冠法院进行的陪审团审判两周前开庭，已听取了六名女性提出的指控，涉及时间跨度为1999年至2009年，检方将布兰德描述为“性掠食者”。在英国，强奸罪的最高刑罚为终身监禁。
The jury trial at Southwark Crown Court in London opened two weeks ago and has heard allegations from six women covering a period between 1999 and 2009, when the prosecution described Brand as a "sexual predator". The maximum sentence for rape in Britain is life in prison.
曾作为MTV、第四台和BBC主持人而家喻户晓的布兰德告诉法庭，他的一生已被“这些事件、这些指控、这些控诉所吞噬”。
Brand, who became a household name as a presenter on MTV, Channel 4 and the BBC, told the court his entire life has been "consumed by these events, these allegations, these accusations".
这些女性是在一部2023年播出、对布兰德提出单独指控的纪录片之后站出来的，他将该片形容为“毁灭性的”。他告诉法庭，由于这部纪录片，他未能说服任何人出庭为他作证。
The women came forward after a 2023 documentary making separate allegations against Brand, which he described as "devastating". He told the court that due to the documentary he had not persuaded anyone to give evidence on his behalf.
周三，布兰德在妻子劳拉·布兰德陪同下出庭，他承认在涉嫌犯罪发生时，他“极其滥交”，且经常与刚认识的人在厕所发生性关系。
Comedian and actor Russell Brand, accompanied by his wife Laura Brand, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Monday, Oct 19, 2026 where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women.
他告诉检察官里尔·卡米-琼斯：“当然，随着我变得越来越成功和出名，我非常习惯让这种地位为我提供性便利，这一点我同意你的看法，是错误的。”
Brand, who was accompanied to court on Wednesday by his wife, agreed that at the time of the alleged offences he was "extremely promiscuous" and often had sex in toilets with people he had just met. "Certainly as I became more and more successful and famous I was very comfortable allowing that to facilitate sexual access, which is, I would agree with you, wrong," he told the prosecutor, Riel Karmy-Jones.
他说，到2004年时他已“相当有名”，而到2009年则变得“非常出名”。
He said by 2004 he was "moderately well known" but by 2009 he was "very famous".
那年晚些时候，他开始与流行歌手凯蒂·佩里交往，两人曾短暂结婚，这让他获得了“惊人的名气”，他说。他进军好莱坞，主演了几部卖座电影。
Late that year he began dating pop star Katy Perry, to whom he was briefly married, resulting in "staggering fame", he said. He made a foray into Hollywood, starring in several hit films.
如今他再婚并育有子女，定居佛罗里达州，作为一名拥有数百万订阅者的社交媒体网红，收获了新的追随者。
Now remarried with children and living in Florida, he has gained a new following as a social media influencer with millions of subscribers.
有时布兰德在回答问题前会长时间停顿，语声轻柔，有时使用冗长华丽的辞藻。
At times Brand paused for a long time before answering questions and spoke quietly, at times using long flowery phrases.
虽然他早前曾告诉警方不记得这些女性中的任何一位，但他周三表示自己有“逐渐恢复的记忆”，并回忆起一些细节。“令人作呕的行为”他回忆起与第一名投诉人的相识，后者指控他在1999年工党大会期间，在南部城市伯恩茅斯的一场歌舞表演后强奸了她。
While he earlier told police he did not remember any of the women, he said Wednesday he had "escalating recollection" and recalled some details. "DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR" He recalled meeting the first complainant, who accused him of raping her in 1999 after a cabaret show in the southern city of Bournemouth during the Labour Party Conference.
他说他觉得这名女子很有吸引力，“希望并认为至少有发生性关系的可能性”。他坚称对方同意发生性关系。
He said he found the woman attractive and "hoped and thought there was at least a possibility of sex". He insisted she consented to sex.
“同意是根本的、必要的、不可或缺的，在许多方面甚至比性行为本身更重要，”他说。他说他使用了安全套，因为“1999年人们做爱都是那样的”。
"Consent is fundamental, essential, necessary and indeed in many ways more important than sex itself," he said. He said he had used a condom, because "that was the way people had sex in 1999".
他否认在2004年曾在酒吧抓过另一名女子的胸部，称这“显然是令人作呕的行为”。该女子指控他随后在厕所里对她实施了口交强奸。
He denied grabbing the breast of another woman in a bar in 2004, saying this was "obviously disgusting behaviour". That woman accused him of then orally raping her in a toilet.
布兰德说他们确实进了一个隔间，“我有可能会把阴茎从裤子里掏出来”，但“她的嘴和我的阴茎之间没有任何接触”。
Brand said they did go into a cubicle, where "it's possible I would have taken my penis out of my trousers" but there was "no contact between her mouth and my penis".
布兰德说他记得曾与一名21岁女子发生过肛交，后者声称他在2009年强奸了她，但他表示这是双方自愿的。
Brand said he remembered having anal sex with a 21-year-old woman who claimed he raped her in 2009, but said this was consensual.
他否认曾要求事后让她清理“烂摊子”，也否认知道她在疼痛，同时说道：“很难否认肛交会涉及出血”。
He denied asking her to clear up a "mess" afterwards or knowing she was in pain, while saying: "it would be difficult to deny that anal sex involves blood".
他否认记得另外三名女性，其中一名指控他在工作场所抚摸她，另一名称他在要求按摩后将头埋入她的胯部，还有一名称他试图将她拖进MTV办公室的厕所。法官表示，陪审团预计将于下周退庭进行评议，以作出裁决。
He denied remembering three other women, one of whom accused him of fondling her at work, another who said he put his head in her groin after demanding a massage and one who said he tried to drag her into a toilet at MTV's offices. The jury is expected to retire to consider its verdict next week, the judge said.