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  "id": 15665941,
  "title": "Russell Brand had ‘weird maniacal grin’ before allegedly dragging victim into bar toilet and raping her",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/russell-brand-had-weird-maniacal-grin-before-allegedly-dragging-15665941",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T22:17:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
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    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/culture/celebrity/russell-brand-had-weird-maniacal-grin-before-allegedly-dragging-victim-into-bar-toilet-and-raping-her-20261020-p616y3.html?ref=rss"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The actor and comedian is on trial accused of three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Woman says she 'closed eyes and tried not to be there' during alleged Russell Brand rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/woman-says-she-closed-eyes-and-tried-not-to-be-there-during-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:55:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "'Terrified' Russell Brand accuser feared 'lad culture'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/terrified-russell-brand-accuser-feared-lad-culture",
        "published": "2026-10-19T16:12:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Russell Brand had ‘weird maniacal grin’ before allegedly dragging victim into bar toilet and raping her",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/russell-brand-had-weird-maniacal-grin-before-allegedly-dragging",
        "published": "2026-10-19T22:17:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}