Russell Brand has denied running over a homeless man's cart.

The comedian allegedly crashed his Range Rover into a trolley filled with a homeless man's possessions in Los Angeles last Thursday (15.11.12).

Although Russell was spotted helping the man pick his things up off the road, he denies hitting the trolley with his vehicle and insists video footage will prove he is innocent.

When asked if he ran over the cart, Russell told TMZ: ''Of course not.''

He continued: ''I didn't hit him. Look at the footage. I was driving along, there were some things [in the road], so I helped pick them up.''

Russell joked: ''I do run people over quite a bit. Two or three times a week I like to do a running over.''

The 37-year-old actor is known for his compassion for homeless people and earlier this month he stopped for a chat with a man on the street after a yoga class, and offered him a bottle of water.

In September, Russell - who was previously married to Katy Perry - took a group of vagrants out to breakfast at Hollywood's Newsroom Cafe.

Share on Facebook
RELATED PHOTOS AND ARTICLES
Katy Perry - Katy Perry in Concert on NBC's Russell Brand - Katy Perry - Vans Warped Tour 2008 - Katy Perry in Concert at Pomona FairPlex - June 20, 2008Russell Brand - Katy Perry - Warped Tour 2008 Music Festival at Comerica Park - July 18, 2008Katy Perry - 21st Annual MuchMusic Video Awards - Red Carpet
WHAT DO YOU THINK?