{
  "id": 17854306,
  "title": "Russell Brand’s defence makes shocking claim over 2023 documentary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russell-brands-defence-makes-shocking-claim-over-2023-documentary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:55:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1575837/russell-brands-defence-makes-shocking-claim-over-2023-documentary/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russell Brand’s trial took new turn after his lawyer made strong claims about a documentary that first brought many allegations against him into the public eye. During his final speech in court, Brand’s lawyer Ian Winter KC said the 2023 Channel 4 Dispatches programme affected the case before it even reached trial. He claimed the […]",
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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."
}