Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault

Channel 4 News · Minnie Stephenson · 2026-11-05 19:21 UTC

From stand up comedy to Channel 4 and the BBC - then Hollywood - Russell Brand became a huge star and sex symbol, before spinning off into the world of conspiracy theories and religion online that kept him rich and famous until now.

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