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'Sexual predator' Russell Brand jailed for 10 years for rape, assault

'Sexual predator' Russell Brand jailed for 10 years for rape, assault
France 24 Monday 09 November 2026, 20:03 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Video contentVideo 'Sexual predator' Russell Brand jailed for 10 years for rape, assault Issued on: Share British comedian and TV star Russell Brand was Monday jailed for more than 10 years for a string of sex offences including rape, as the judge told him he had been a "sexual predator" whose fame had protected him. Brand, 51, showed no emotion as judge Joel Bennathan said he had acted with "staggering arrogance" and shown "contempt" for his victims, who had suffered significant and lasting harm. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.
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