{
  "id": 18357556,
  "title": "Russell Brand Trial Reveals Worst & Best Of TV Industry That Protected, Then Exposed A Predator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/russell-brand-trial-reveals-worst-best-of-tv-industry-that-protected",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T19:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/russell-brand-trial-reveals-worst-best-of-tv-industry-1237214490/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault after spending the best part of a month on trial. In many ways, the business that propelled Brand to fame and power was also in the dock. In the first major #MeToo court case for the British television industry, London’s Southwark Crown Court heard from […]",
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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."
}