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Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assault

Over in the UK, Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault and can expect a long prison sentence.

Russell Brand has been found guilty of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three other women, ending a years-long legal saga that has raised questions about how he was able to commit his crimes at the height of his fame.

Brand, 51, was described during his trial as a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator. He was convicted of raping a woman at his luxury London townhouse and of sexually assaulting women in front of his entourage at their workplaces, at a radio station and TV studio.

The Hollywood actor turned online influencer was accused of gaslighting his victims after the attacks, and treating women as a “disposable commodity” and a “means to an end” to satisfy his voracious sexual appetite.

The description of his acts as presented during the trial were sickening. He seemed to act like a deranged maniac with women.

Apparently police are investigating new allegations that surfaced recently.

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  1. file thirteen says

    Hope he gets a long sentence. Sounds like Russell’s barrister Ian Winter was a real piece of work too.

    Outside the courtroom there was an extraordinary exchange between Winter and the Sunday Times journalist Rosamund Urwin, who was involved in the 2023 investigation.

    He said to Urwin: “I hope you are pleased with yourself.” After she replied: “I’m pleased justice has been done,” Winter said: “Well, it wasn’t. You fucked it.” He then added: “Congratulations.”

  2. birgerjohansson says

    I am not familiar with how long after a crime you can get prosecuted in Britain. I suspect there are a lot of prominent people who could face the same consequences if victims dare to speak up. The lady in France who got justice against her husband and his friends is a great role model.
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    Also -it would be great if an American court orders Trump to provide DNA so it can be matched with the semen he left on the clothes of the woman he assaulted (and for which he is now an adjuciated rapist). His followers will continue to refuse to believe it, but it will be a matter of official record.
    Take down his official portaits, tear down every monument he built to himself

  3. Owlmirror says

    Something that has come to the fore about the UK legal system and Brand is that in 2014, he sued an accuser for libel, which was changed to harassment, and the victim, who lacked counsel, was given a seriously overbroad injunction that forbade her from discussing the events with almost anyone, and a bankrupting legal fine of £50,000
     
      https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/11/07/russell-brand-secret-injunction/
     
    All this without a trial ever taking place.
     
    Concluding paragraph to the above article:

    The firm acting for Messrs Brand and Goldsmith was Archerfield Partners LLP. We think they have serious questions to answer.
     
    How could lawyers justify asking a court to prohibit speech that couldn’t conceivably constitute harassment – including private conversations with friends and family, and reports to the police?
     
    There are also questions for the judiciary: how could Mr Justice Jay grant an order of such breadth against an unrepresented defendant, without a trial, and without determining whether her allegations were true? Did he consider the proportionality and necessity of the order?
     
    Then there’s a bigger question. Was this a one-off? Or have other injunctions been granted, supposedly to prevent harassment, but actually silencing people even in private conversations with friends, family and the police?

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