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- British comedian Russell Brand faces new charges of rape and sexual assault involving two women, authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service, December 23.
- The charges follow five earlier charges from April, including two counts of rape and other offenses related to four women over two decades.
- Brand, 50, is due to appear January 20 at Westminster Magistrates' Court; the prior charges go to trial June 16 at Southwark Crown Court.
