{
  "id": 17787924,
  "title": "Russell Brand’s Defense Argues Channel 4 Film “Poisoned Well Of Justice Deliberately”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russell-brands-defense-argues-channel-4-film-poisoned-well-of-justice",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/russell-brand-defense-channel-4-film-poisoned-well-justice-1237211158/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Editor’s note: This story contains details of alleged sexual offenses that some readers may find distressing. The 2023 Channel 4 documentary about Russell Brand “poisoned the well of justice deliberately” and “fundamentally corrupted” his accusers, according to the closing defense argument of Brand’s lawyer. Ian Winter leaned on a phrase, coined by a mid-19th century […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}