Russell Brand's wife, Laura Brand, gave evidence for the defense at his rape and sexual assault trial in London, the BBC and Fox News report. She spoke on Thursday, a day after Brand himself took the stand, Fox News reports.

Brand, 51, faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault, the outlets report. The charges involve six women between 1999 and 2009. He denies all of them.

Laura Brand called her husband "a kind and a wonderful father," the BBC reports. Citing Sky News, Fox News reports she also said she knew he had trouble staying faithful when they first dated in 2006. The two split the next year and later married. They have three children, Fox News reports.

In her closing speech on Friday, prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones said the six women do not know each other and had "nothing to gain" by coming forward, the BBC and Deadline report. She said some of them had been "haunted" for years. She called Laura Brand "lovely" but said she was not with Brand when most of the alleged acts took place, the BBC reports.

The defense noted that Brand was fined for having cannabis in 1995, the BBC reports. It said he has no other convictions or warnings. Brand's lawyer reminded jurors that the burden of proof is on the prosecution, Deadline reports. The judge expects the jury to start deliberating on Tuesday, November 3, the outlet reports.

What we know: Brand denies all charges, and the trial is in its closing stage.
What we don't: When the jury will reach a verdict.