{
  "id": 13910870,
  "title": "Russell Brand’s Criminal Trial Begins in London as He Faces Rape and Sexual Assault Charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/russell-brands-criminal-trial-begins-in-london-as-he-faces-rape-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:13:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/russell-brand-rape-trial-starts-london-1236900009/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russell Brand has arrived to London’s Southwark Crown Court for the start of his criminal trial. The former actor and comedian has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The charges were brought by the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service (similar to a D.A.) in […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Russell Brand Rape Trial Gets Underway In London",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/russell-brand-rape-trial-gets-underway-in-london",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:48:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}