Brand appeared pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday, May 30

RUSSELL Brand has arrived at court accused of raping a woman at a Labour conference and dragging another into a toilet at a party. The TV comic is accused of two counts of rape between 1999 and

Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, had also helped with the organisation of previous festivals and was also reportedly among the lineup as a speaker at this year’s event. Although there’s been no official announcement, pages selling tickets for the festival are now offline and customers have been advised to seek refunds.