Controversial comedian Russell Brand has been charged by police over alleged driving offences.

The Get Him To The Greek actor, 49, is separately under investigation by the Metropolitan Police over allegations of sex crimes made by multiple women. And now, it has been reported that the star is facing charges over his driving.

Russell has been charged with two allegations of speeding as well as two counts of failing to tell the police if he or someone else had been driving the vehicle. As recently reported, he has hired Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman’s law firm to represent him in the magistrates court hearings.

The Mirror have reached out to his reps for comment. It is understood that the case was first dealt with in the Single Justice Procedure but is seemingly heading to an open court hearing.

In court papers obtained by The Standard in relation to one of the speeding charges and one allegation of failing to answer a police letter, it was said a Mini registered to the actor was caught allegedly going 37mph in a 30mph zone near his Oxfordshire home.

His lawyer asked for no pleas to be entered against any of the charges, with the lawyer writing on October 10: “We would respectfully request that the Single Justice take no pleas at this stage and that the cases be listed for a mention hearing so that representations can be made to the police in relation to a swift resolution of the matter. Should the court not be satisfied with no pleas being entered then we would ask for preliminary not guilty pleas to be taken for ALL FOUR charges.

“We would ask that a trial date is not fixed and that the case is listed for either mention or case management hearing.” According to the publication, the case came before a magistrate sitting on October 25, with no pleas being recorded. The cases were postponed to a future date.

His alleged driving offences come after the comedian had been hitting headlines over the allegations of rape, assault and emotional abuse made against him. The accusations were made following a joint investigation by Channel 4 ’s Dispatches programme, The Times and Sunday Times last year.

He has strongly denied all accusations about his behaviour which allegedly took place at the height of his fame between 2006 and 2013. He maintains his innocence and has continued to state that all of his sexual relationships were “absolutely always consensual.”