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November 09, 2026 • 03:18 PM
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Russell Brand was sentenced for rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.

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Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Passing sentence at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, Mr Justice Bennathan said Brand was a "sexual predator" who told a "series of lies" and had displayed "staggering arrogance".

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4d ago
British comedian Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sexual assault

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Russell Brand, who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case brought by six women.

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The Guardian
2d ago
Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by David Walliams and Russell Brand revelations

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ABC News Australia
3d ago
Russell Brand's ex Jemima Goldsmith accuses him of 'violence and abuse'

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The convicted rapist's former partner says she called the police to remove him from her home during "a violent incident" in 2014.

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Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)
3d ago
Russell Brand is a convicted creep. Women the world over have reason to feel relief

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Russell Brand spent years trying to preemptively save himself from a legal reckoning by self-imposing a moral one, being the first to admit his sins and hoping it would save him.

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SBS News Australia
4d ago
Russell Brand sentenced to more than ten years in prison | Morning News Bulletin 10 November 2026

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The Australian Financial Review (AFR)
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‘Sexual predator’ Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years jail

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Victims of the British comedian told a court that his sexual assaults left them damaged and fearful of taking on a big name celebrity.

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