UK’S RUSSELL BRAND SENTENCED TO 10 1/2 YEARS’ JAIL FOR RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT
Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10 1/2 years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago. Brand – the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry, and who in recent years had moved away from the mainstream – was convicted on Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more between 2004 and 2009.
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Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10 1/2 years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago. Brand – the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry, and who in recent years had moved away from the mainstream – was convicted on Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more between 2004 and 2009.
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