{
  "id": 19153751,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Disgraced comedian Brand faces sentencing for rape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/showbiz-disgraced-comedian-brand-faces-sentencing-for-rape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T12:42:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/11/1574178/showbiz-disgraced-comedian-brand-faces-sentencing-rape"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British comedian Russell Brand appeared in court on Monday to learn his sentence for rape and sexual assault convictions. The 51-year-old, known for his controversial sex-obsessed persona in the 2000s, was unanimously found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and three sexual assaults committed between 2004 and 2009. The judge warned Brand that he faced a significant custodial term, with the maximum sentence for rape in the UK being life imprisonment. Brand, who has recently embraced a Christian faith, made the sign of the cross before one of his victims read her statement. Despite his conviction, further investigations are ongoing after police probed rape allegations by two more women. Brand's career, once prominent in major British media organizations, saw him criticized for his hypersexualized behavior and promiscuity, with his wife acknowledging his difficulties with monogamy.",
  "summary": "LONDON: British comedian and television star Russell Brand, who became a household name in the 2000s as a sex-obsessed provocateur, arrived at court on Monday to learn how long he will spend in jail after being convicted of rape and sexual assaults.",
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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."
}