Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following his convictions for rape and sexual assault.
The sentencing judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, said the disgraced comedian was a "sexual predator" who used his celebrity status as protection until his behaviour was exposed in 2023 following reporting by Channel 4 Dispatches, The Times and Sunday Times newspapers.
He said Brand harboured a “casual arrogant disregard to any woman’s right to say no to you”, while his fame meant he believed “you could act when you liked and how you liked”.
In a series of powerful impact statements, one of his victims called him “a sexual predator who has no remorse for how his behaviour has impacted my life”.
Brand is expected to serve two-thirds of his prison sentence before being released on licence and will be on the sex offender’s register for life.
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