Russell Brand was ‘wild-eyed maniac’ when trying to drag woman into toilets, court told

Woman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free from alleged assault that she says took place when she was working at MTV in 2001 Russell Brand transformed into a “wild-eyed maniac” when he tried to drag a woman into a men’s toilets for a sexual encounter before she “wrenched” herself free, a court has heard. The 51-year-old comedian is accused of indecently assaulting the woman, who told Southwark crown c…