Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
4 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
237
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Disgraced actor Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 and a half years in prison for raping a woman in 2009 and sexually assaulting three others.
asserted
Brand → sentence → others
The disgraced British television personality and Hollywood actor was
and three counts of sexual assault, but acquitted on two other counts of rape and an attempted indecent assault charge.
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personality → acquit → rape
A jury of eight men and four women in Southwark Crown Court, in south London, found Brand guilty of groping a woman's breasts at a London bar in 2004, sexually assaulting a woman at a London radio station in 2004 and 2005, and raping a woman at his west London home in 2009.
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Brand → find → 2009
Six women made the allegations against him, spanning from 1999 to 2009.
asserted
women → make → 2009
Before the sentencing Monday, victim impact statements from the women involved in Brand's crimes were read out in court, three by the prosecutor and one by one of the women, who was hidden from everyone but the judge by a screen.
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who → involve → screen
I was extremely upset and traumatized.
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I → upset → ?
I didn't have any respect for myself," the woman reading her statement said, according to CBS News partner network BBC.
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woman → have → BBC
"I was thinking I was damaged goods - scared of giving off signals that could be taken the wrong way."
uncertain
that → think → signals
Another statement, read out by the prosecutor, called Brand "a sexual predator who has no remorse …
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who → read → remorse
I just hope he is not allowed to hurt any more women."
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he → hope → women
A third statement, from the woman who Brand was convicted of raping in 2009, said she "struggled to sleep and eat" and "cope with my emotions" after the attack.
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she → convict → attack
Before the sentence was announced, Brand's lawyer Ian Winter KC said his client was a "fundamentally different person today" compared to when the rape took place 17 years ago.
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rape → announce → place
He called the rape a "momentary total failure to respect [the woman's] consent."
asserted
He → call → consent
Brand was denied bail after the conviction and remained in custody ahead of Monday's sentencing, as the London judge rejected his request to be released on bail to spend time with his wife and children before Monday's hearing.
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judge → deny → hearing
"I regret the hardship caused to the children, of course," Judge Joel Bennathan said of his decision Thursday, according to the BBC.
uncertain
Bennathan → regret → BBC
"But the hardship has been caused by serious criminal offending by their father."
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hardship → cause → father
Following the verdicts being handed down last week, the BBC reported that police were investigating more rape allegations made by two women against Brand.
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police → follow → Brand
When the guilty verdict was read out, Brand closed his eyes.
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Brand → read → eyes
When bail was denied he said, "I'm good, I'm good, I'm good," before being led away.
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I → deny → ?
His lawyers argued that the victims' cases were weakened by the fact they had only gone to the police years after the encounters.
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they → argue → encounters
Brand, who had pleaded not guilty to all charges, suggested the claims were part of a coordinated attack on his character due to his prominence as an online wellness influencer and political commentator.
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claims → plead → influencer
He admitted to leading a promiscuous life and being
, but claimed he never forced anyone to do anything against their will.
asserted
he → admit → will
During the trial, a prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless and manipulative sexual predator.
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prosecutor → describe → predator
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