{
  "id": 19174096,
  "title": "Russell Brand sentenced to 10½ years in prison over rape and sexual assaults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/russell-brand-sentenced-to-101-2-years-in-prison-over-rape-and-sexual",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:45:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/russell-brand-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-over-rape-and-sexual-assaults-1.500741490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "London: Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. Judge Joel Bennathan noted Brand's casual and arrogant disregard for consent, characterizing the crimes in the context of his rise to fame. In the 2000s, Brand was a renowned actor-comedian known for his outrageous acts on television and radio, as well as drug and alcohol issues. He claimed his encounters were consensual, but a jury found him guilty of six counts of sexual assault spanning from 2004 to 2009. Brand's wife, Laura Gallacher, supported him throughout the trial, and after the sentencing, he was led away to the cells. Brand, who has since embraced a Christian faith, was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four women. Victims testified about the trauma and power imbalance they experienced due to Brand's celebrity status. British culture minister Lisa Nandy called the case a \"wake-up call\" for addressing systemic issues of sexism in the media industry.",
  "summary": "London: Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand that he showed a \"casual and arrogant disregard\" for any woman to say no to him in sentencing remarks that put the crimes in the context of his rise to stardom. \"About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous,\" Bennathan said.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "UK comedian Russell Brand gets 10-year jail term after conviction in sexual assault case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/uk-comedian-russell-brand-gets-10-year-jail-term-after-conviction-in",
        "published": "2026-11-09T14:44:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "UK's Russell Brand sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail for rape, sexual assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/uks-russell-brand-sentenced-to-10-and-a-half-years-in-jail-for-rape",
        "published": "2026-11-09T15:18:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years in jail for rape and sexual assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/russell-brand-sentenced-to-over-10-years-in-jail-for-rape-and-sexual",
        "published": "2026-11-09T15:51:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years as victim says it ‘feels like it will never end’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/russell-brand-jailed-for-10-and-a-half-years-as-victim-says-it-feels",
        "published": "2026-11-09T16:36:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}