Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault
The British comedian and actor was jailed after a London jury convicted him of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
British comedian and actor Russell Brand was sentenced on Monday, November 9, to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London found the 51-year-old guilty last week following a four-week trial. The offences involved four women and took place between 2004 and 2009, during the period when Brand was becoming one of Britain’s best-known comedians and broadcasters.
Judge Joel Bennathan said Brand had shown a casual and arrogant disregard for women who refused him. Brand showed little emotion as the sentence was delivered. He had maintained his innocence throughout the case and said the encounters were consensual.
The Metropolitan Police said Brand will remain on the sex offenders register for life. The jury acquitted him of two other rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Video footage used in our reel includes the sentencing hearing published by TMZ and archive footage of Brand shared on X.
Sources: Metropolitan Police, Crown Prosecution Service, Associated Press and ITV News.