Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
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Key context: <p>Judge tells disgraced actor and comedian he had displayed ‘casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/nov/09/jemima-goldsmith-says-ex-partner-russell-brand-physically-assaulted-her">Jemima Goldsmith says ex-partner Russell Brand physically assaulted her</a></p></li></ul><p>Russell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Monday after a judge praised his victims’ bravery and accused him of living “unhindered by the rules by which decent people live”.</p><p>As the judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, sentenced Brand for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, he said he had told the trial “a series of lies”. The disgraced comedian had displayed a “casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no”, he said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/nov/09/russell-brand-sentenced-rape-sexual-assault">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Judge tells disgraced actor and comedian he had displayed ‘casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no’Jemima Goldsmith says ex-partner Russell Brand physically assaulted herRussell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Monday after a judge praised his victims’ bravery and accused him of living “unhindered by the rules by which decent people live”.As the judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, sentenced Brand for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, he said he had told the trial “a series of lies”. The disgraced comedian had displayed a “casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no”, he said. Continue reading...
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