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Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults

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Russell Brand, the British comedian and actor known for roles in "Get Him to the Greek" and "Arthur," was found guilty by a London court on November 5 of one count of rape and three sexual assaults. The incidents occurred between 1999 and 2009 as Brand's career escalated from stand-up comedy to television hosting and Hollywood films. He faces a significant jail term at his sentencing scheduled for Monday, though he denied the accusations in court.
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Russell Brand, a British comedian and actor, was found guilty on November 5, 2026, of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The trial at Southwark Crown Court in London lasted for several weeks, with prosecutors describing him as a "ruthless sexual predator" who assaulted six women between 2006 and 2013. Brand pleaded not guilty to all charges but was convicted of seven counts, including one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The jury heard accounts from the victims, who described encounters that took place in hotel rooms, workplaces, a toilet cubicle, and at Brand’s home address. Brand's wife cried as he was found guilty; he entered the dock saying "yes My Lord" when remanded into custody for sentencing on Monday. Details of his substance abuse and relationship with Katy Perry were excluded from the trial due to defense objections.

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He was also found guilty over an incident in 2009 when he demanded a woman gave him a massage before he put his head between her legs as they worked on a promotion for a project, taking place in front of two of Brand's colleagues.
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Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults LONDON, Nov 5 - asserted
Brand → find → rape
British comedian and actor Russell Brand was found guilty in a London court on Thursday of rape and sexual assaults, and told he faces a lengthy jail sentence. asserted
he → find → sentence
Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and the former husband of US singer Katy Perry, had denied the accusations, saying the incidents had either been consensual, reinvented or re-imagined. asserted
incidents → deny → accusations
Prosecutors had described the 51-year-old, who starred in the films "Get Him to the Greek" and "Arthur", as a ruthless sexual predator. asserted
who → describe → predator
He was convicted at London's Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three sexual assaults. asserted
He → convict → rape
He was acquitted of two other rape charges and an attempted indecent assault. asserted
He → acquit → charges
Judge Joel Bennathan said he would be sentenced on Monday and faced a lengthy prison term. asserted
he → say → term
Brand was taken down to the cells ahead of a bail application at 1500 GMT. asserted
Brand → take → GMT
Prosecutors said the charges, between 1999 and 2009 spanned the years in which Brand rose from performing stand-up comedy in small venues to becoming a television presenter and Hollywood film star. asserted
Brand → say → presenter
The court heard tearful and forceful testimony from the six complainants, who are all entitled to lifelong anonymity. asserted
who → hear → anonymity
None of the women knew each other but all came forward to police in the wake of a TV documentary and press reports in 2023 in which anonymous allegations were made by other women. asserted
allegations → know → women
The most graphic evidence related to the rape for which he was convicted which took place in 2009, involving a victim who had met Brand after a gig where she had engaged in a sexual encounter in his dressing room. asserted
she → relate → room
She recounted how days later she had gone to his home where during consensual sex, he had anally raped her. asserted
he → recount → her
Afterwards he had told her to clear up the blood and mess, she said. asserted
she → tell → blood
He was convicted of sexual assaulting a woman at a London bar in 2004, when the victim said he had approached her at a party and grabbed her breasts. asserted
he → convict → breasts
He was also found guilty over an incident in 2009 when he demanded a woman gave him a massage before he put his head between her legs as they worked on a promotion for a project, taking place in front of two of Brand's colleagues. asserted
they → find → colleagues
In 2004 or 2005, a woman working for a radio station said he had assaulted her during a frenzied attack in front of his entourage. asserted
he → work → entourage
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