Police confirm helping Jemima Goldsmith remove Russell Brand from her home amid 2014 abuse claim

Thames Valley Police confirm officers helped Jemima Goldsmith remove Russell Brand after alleged 2014 violent incident

Thames Valley Police have confirmed that officers helped Jemima Goldsmith remove former boyfriend Russell Brand from her Oxfordshire home in July 2014 following an alleged violent incident.

Police said officers were contacted by an alleged victim and attended an address on July 25 2014. No arrests were made, but officers listened to her concerns, provided support and "also ensured the victim's partner left the address, as per the victim's wishes".

Goldsmith, who dated Brand for approximately a year around 2014, disclosed the incident in a social media statement on Monday.

She said she had called the police to have him removed from her property during what she described as a violent incident.

"I have had my own personal experience of his violence, coercive control and abuse," she wrote.

Goldsmith had reportedly asked Brand to leave and that officers communicated her request to him before he agreed to leave the property.

The 52-year-old said she chose not to press charges or speak publicly about the incident at the time because she was concerned about the impact of media attention on her teenage children.

"I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014," she added, describing the experience as a difficult period that had a lasting impact on her life.

Goldsmith also said she had assisted journalists who investigated Brand and was prepared to testify about his alleged behaviour if they faced legal action.

Her statement came after Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

He was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others following a trial. Goldsmith was not involved in the proceedings.

She also expressed support for the women who testified against Brand, saying she was "glad and relieved" he had "finally faced justice".