Russell Brand showed no emotion today as he was jailed for 10 years and six months for raping a fan and sexually assaulting three other women at the height of his fame.
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The disgraced comedian and former Hollywood star, 51, will be moved to a prison for sex offenders amid reports he has spent his first three days behind bars cowering in his cell at HMP Wandsworth.
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He mouthed 'I love you' and 'we'll be okay' to his wife, Laura Gallacher, as he was jailed and led from the dock.
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Sexual predator Brand believed he could commit offences 'with impunity' and abused the fame, influence and power he wielded to satisfy his 'voracious' and violent appetite for gratification.
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Jailing him, Mr Justice Bennathan told him he had become a dangerous 'sexual predator' after finding fame.
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he → jail → fame
You had also become a sexual predator,' he said.
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he → become → ?
He added that Brand had 'a casual and arrogant disregard for a woman's right to say no to you', adding: 'Fame meant you thought you could act how you like, when you like.'
Mr Justice Bennathan then praised the bravery of the women who gave evidence before passing sentence.
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Brand showed no emotion as he was jailed for 10 years and six months, but told his wife 'we'll be OK' as he was led away by dock officers.
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he → show → officers
The couple shared a brief conversation before the shamed comedian was taken down to the cells.
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Even before his conviction, Brand's openly misogynistic and sexualised behaviour did not deter some of the Left's most prominent figures from associating with him.
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There are also troubling questions for the BBC, Channel 4 and MTV to answer after one TV worker claimed her case was 'swept under the carpet'.
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Brand raped a young woman until she bled and attacked three female strangers, in some cases within seconds of meeting them at the height of his fame, including one attack that took place shortly after he met Katy Perry, the court heard on Monday.
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Referring to Brand's rape victim, Mr Justice Bennathan said: 'If anyone still needs any demonstration of your contempt for your casual sexual partners, you stored her number under "T" for tart.
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You invited her to your house a few days later, put on a condom at her request and had vaginal sex to which she consented.
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You then flipped her over, removed the condom and, without asking, forced your penis into her anus, causing her great pain.
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She asked you to stop, then asked you again loudly.
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You replied, and I quote: "I want you to feel my c*m".
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you → reply → c*m
You ejaculated, she was distraught and in severe pain, and the bed was heavily soiled.
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bed → ejaculate → pain
You told her it was her mess and made her try to clear it up.
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her → tell → it
Thereafter, you got up, got ready and went to work.'
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Laura Gallacher sat behind her husband in the dock and he turned and told her: 'It'll be OK, I don't know how, but it will'
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as he arrived
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Brand was heard praying and clutching a crucifix around his neck as he listened impassively to the victims' evidence
Gallacher arrives at Southwark Crown Court with a friend to see her husband jailed today
Russell Brand with his wife Laura Gallacher at Southwark Crown Court last Thursday morning, hours before he was convicted
Brand's barrister had earlier insisted his client was 'fundamentally a different person' now and questioned the vulnerability of some of the women he abused.
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But in a moving statement, one victim told the judge: 'A leopard may change its spots, but it's still a leopard.'
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Brand was heard praying and clutching a crucifix around his neck as he listened impassively to the victims' evidence.
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His wife, Laura Gallacher, whose friends fear she has been 'brainwashed' by her husband, appeared upset as he was jailed.
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he → fear → husband
Brand had earlier prayed loudly and told his loyal and 'devastated' wife: 'It'll be OK.
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I don't know how, but it will,' as he arrived in court for the sentencing hearing.
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Laura exclaimed, 'Oh God', as her husband was led into the dock at Southwark Crown Court before telling him: 'I love you.'
Ms Gallacher also gave supporters a thumbs-up as she arrived to back her husband.
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she → exclaim → husband
Brand, wearing a dark grey suit, black waistcoat and white shirt, smiled as two prison officers escorted him into the dock.
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officers → wear → dock
He immediately caught his wife's eye and asked: 'Are you OK?'
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Laura smiled and nodded.
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Laura → smile → ?
Brand replied: 'It'll be OK, I don't know how, but it will', before taking a long look at his family and friends seated behind him in the public gallery.
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His KC Ian Winter later said Laura is 'standing by him' but is suffering 'total devastation' in her life.
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Laura → say → life
He said: 'Words are completely inadequate… to convey the total devastation she's experiencing.
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she → say → devastation
They are wrestling with how to explain to a child who's just turned 10 what has just happened here and the consequences of this conduct to totally innocent people who have been caught up in it.'
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who → wrestle → it
The couple continued exchanging nods as the judge outlined how the sentencing hearing would proceed.
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hearing → continue → nods
Behind Brand, a member of his entourage held a Bible with several passages highlighted.
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Brand's wife, the mother of his three children, arrived at court with a friend after he was found guilty of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women during his showbusiness heyday.
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She was seen shaking her head as Brand's victims described the devastating impact of his crimes and how they felt frightened and traumatised whenever they saw him on television in the years that followed.
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