Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Summarised from Evening Standard's report · Updated 5 Nov, 19:10 · Archive

Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. The 51-year-old comedian-turned-conspiracy theorist faced trial following investigations by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches documentary that exposed allegations against him in 2023.

After the guilty verdict, Brand's barrister Ian Winter KC confronted Sunday Times journalist Rosamund Urwin, whose reporting had helped bring his accusers forward, saying: 'I hope you are pleased with yourself.' When she replied that she was pleased justice had been done, Winter responded with a profanity-laden outburst. During the trial, the defence team had sought to blame media coverage for the case against Brand, arguing that reporting had made a fair trial impossible. Trial judge Mr Justice Bennathan dismissed this argument and allowed the case to proceed.

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• Russell Brand’s lawyer explodes at journalist with furious ‘you f****d it’ outburst after guilty verdictIan Winter KC turned on award-winning journalist Rosamund Urwin outside the courtroom, saying ‘I hope you are pleased with yourself’Evening Standard · 5 Nov, 17:50

In this story: Russell Brand · Ian Winter · Rosamund Urwin · Mr Justice Bennathan · The Times · The Sunday Times · Channel 4

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