He was called by his lawyer, Ian Winter KC, as the first and only witness as his defense began to lay out its case, according to Sky News. Winter began by asking Brand if he had committed each of the alleged offenses he is being accused of, to which he repeatedly replied: “No.” Questioned about his prominence in the mid-2000s, Brand said that his marriage to Katy Perry in 2010 brought about “staggering fame.”

Brand then revealed that not a single person with relevant information agreed to testify on his behalf in the trial. “My entire life has been consumed by these allegations,” he told the Southwark Crown Court. “I have devoted myself to these matters.”