WASHINGTON — Comedian Russell Brand, ex-husband of singer Katy Perry, moderated a panel at the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit and made a head-turning joke ahead of his rape trial next month.

In response to a slight delay in Brand taking the stage to steer a panel on reforms to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), its administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, noted that the comedian had been hugging Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins backstage.

“She initiated that contact; I should make clear,” Brand said to laughs.

The quip comes as Brand is set to stand trial starting Oct. 12 in the United Kingdom on multiple charges over…

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