Russell Brand has said a documentary that made allegations about his behaviour had a "devastating" effect on him, and made friends and colleagues turn against him. The entertainer has begun giving evidence as his defence case gets under way at his trial at Southwark Crown Court.

In the Russell Brand trial, the prosecution has said he has not been abandoned or taken apart by media but has a "platform of millions."

"I had sexual encounters in countless locations and scenarios, often with people I had just met," said Brand, who denies the rape and sexual assault charges, in a police statement.