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  "id": 17804288,
  "title": "Russell Brand Is “Not a Psychopath Who Rapes People and Thinks It’s Normal,” Says Defense in Trial’s Closing Arguments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russell-brand-is-not-a-psychopath-who-rapes-people-and-thinks-its",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:23:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-trial-defence-jury-london-1236745773/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The trial is now entering its closing stages, with the jury set to deliberate on three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault, all of which Brand denies.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Russell Brand Is Not ‘Some Kind of Psychopath Who Rapes People and Thinks It’s Normal,’ Defense Lawyer Says in Closing Argument",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russell-brand-is-not-some-kind-of-psychopath-who-rapes-people-and",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:29:58.000Z"
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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."
}