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Decision made about Russell Brand's pubic hair after comedian was sentenced to 10 years in prison
A pile of Russell Brand’s 'pubic hair' has been revealed to have been removed from a museum after his rape conviction.
Brand, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault charges by a jury at London's Southwark Crown Court on November 9, allegedly had some of his pubic hair shaved and donated to a curiosities exhibition some time ago.
However, since the 51-year-old was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, and not guilty on two other counts of rape and one of attempted indecent assault, it has been taken down from the display.
The hair, which was seen at the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History, was on show since 2016 in its Hackney ‘human hair’ department.
There, it reports some donations belonging to Elvis Presley, too.
However, Brand’s pubic hair was allegedly donated by a woman who claims she shaved the comedian in Camden, along with a handwritten note.
Brand was ultimately sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison, leading to the hair being removed.
However, the authenticity of the hair has not been independently verified.
According to the museum's owner Viktor Wynd, he took the pubic hair ‘straight off display’ after the news broke of his conviction.
He said to Variety he had ‘no wish’ to hear of Brand ever again, and he also 'has no place in my museum of horrors.'
He said in full: "I took them straight off display and have no desire to hear his name again – he has no place in my museum of horrors."
Wynd told the outlet on November 11: “My museum is full of disgusting things but even I have limits.”
Wynd said he plans to replace the pubes with a memorial plate, which his friend Elizabeth MacNeal is auctioning on Instagram to support a charity called Rape Crisis.
Brand was found guilty of raping a woman at his house in London and also of sexually assaulting women at their workplaces.
He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges, which are said to have occurred between 1999 and 2009.
During the sentencing, Judge Justice Bennathan told the actor: "You’ve been convicted of a number of offenses, including one of rape.
"The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.
"My current view is that I have to therefore remand you in custody.”
He added, when asked whether Brand could return home for the weekend to say goodbye to his children: "Whatever the good intentions of the family and the defendant today, I think there are substantial grounds to fear he might in the end not feel able to come along and face his sentence.”













