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Russell Brand jailed for rape and sexual assault charges
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Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following his conviction for rape and sexual assault.
Mr Justice Bennathan had warned Brand to expect a lengthy custodial sentence, and the prosecution had argued for his sentence to be elevated because of the 'degradation and humiliation' of his victim.
Russell Brand sentenced to prison
Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, and now faces - as he was warned - a significant prison sentence.
That came after a delay to sentencing, which was confirmed to be in order to protect victim anonymity as screens were erected around the witness box ahead of expected victim impact statements.
The 51-year-old comedian was found guilty of rape and sexual assault last week, although he was found not guilty on other charges.
The rape conviction pertains to an incident in 2009 after which a woman who Brand met after a comedy show accused him of raping her at his house.
The sexual assault charges that he was found guilty of relate to several incidents in 2004, 2005 and 2009.
On one count, he was convicted of groping an MTV employee at a bar in London’s Soho area, although he was acquitted of rape relating to that same incident.
Then, he was accused of kissing and groping a radio station employee, and another count in 2009 involved a TV channel worker who had been asked to give him a massage.
He was found not guilty on a further two charges of rape and another of indecent assault.
Brand’s rise to fame in the early 2000s
Brand, who has admitted to struggling with substance misuse and other addiction issues during his life, came to be a household name in the UK during the early 2000s as a stand-up comedian and television host.
He even attracted the attention of the US President Donald Trump - although he wasn't in office at the time.
He presented shows on the radio as well as hosting Big Brother’s Big Mouth, which then led to a career in Hollywood.
He starred in films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek, as well as a short-lived but high-profile marriage to Katy Perry, who may yet have her own story to tell after this latest development.
In September 2023 the allegations against him were made public, followed by the first charges in 2025.
Brand plead not guilty to all of the charges and the trial began in mid-October.
Last week, on November 5, his fate was sealed, and the judge remanded him in custody and told him to prepare for a lengthy sentence in prison, where he will presumably find life very difficult as a high-profile name.
Now, the length of that sentence has been revealed.