Russell Brand warned he’s ‘lifeless man strolling’ inside infamous jail
Russell Brand is said to be a ‘marked man’ after being convicted of disgusting sex crimes, according to one former HMP Wandsworth inmate where the 51-year-old is now in prison
Russell Brand during a police interview with the Metropolitan Police(Image: Metropolitan Police/Press Association)
Russell Brand is a ‘dead man walking’ inside the notorious prison where he has now been jailed for his vile sex crimes. A former inmate at HMP Wandsworth has warned that Brand is a ‘marked man’ as he begins his decade-long sentence.
The ex-comedian and actor is ‘in real trouble’, according to the former inmate, after being found guilty of multiple sexual offences, including rape and a number of counts of sexual assault.
The former HMP Wandsworth inmate, where Russell is now being held, has said Brand ‘needed to survive’ the violent institution by ‘keeping his head down’ until he is moved to a different prison.
The old inmate was released from HMP Wandsworth last year, according to The Sun, but has said 51-year-old Brand is a ‘dead man walking’ as long as he stays in that prison.
The former inmated said: “If Brand stays in Wandsworth, he’s in real trouble – a dead man walking.
“He won’t be there permanently but needs to survive until he’s got his permanent move.
A court sketch of Russell Brand listening to victim impact statements during his sentencing after he was found guilty of of raping a woman in 2009, as well as sexually assaulting female TV and radio workers between 2004 and 2009(Image: Elizabeth Cook/Press Association)
“Wandsworth is violent, corrupt, dirty and noisy. He will be so far out of his comfort zone. When I was there staff paid prisoners to attack other inmates and violence would break out over the smallest thing.
“Brand will be a marked man while he is there and – if he is to stay safe – needs to move quickly.”
Last week, Brand was found guilty of one rape and three sexual assaults, and was then jailed for 10 years and six months at Southwark Crown Court yesterday (Monday).
Mr Justice Bennathan said Brand was a dangerous “sexual predator” who showed “staggering arrogance” and “contempt” for women.
The judge told Brand: “About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever – and in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic.
“You had also become a sexual predator.”
A prison vehicle believed to be carrying British comedian and actor Russell Brand leaves after the sentencing hearing(Image: Getty Images)
He added that the comic had told a “series of lies” about the women he abused.
The predator showed no emotion while being sentenced but later mouthed “I love you” and “we will be OK” to his wife Laura Gallacher when being led away to the cells.
Gallacher became visibly upset as Brand was jailed and held back tears as she left Southwark Crown Court.
A prison van thought to be containing the disgraced star was targeted by members of the public as it drove away from the court, The Sun reports.
The bystanders started banging on the side of the vehicle, with one man shouting: “Not so funny now Russell.”
After the jury delivered their guilty verdicts, Mr Justice Bennathan told him: “You’ve been convicted of a number of offences including rape.
“The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.”
Russell Brand performing in his one-man show at the Royal Albert Hall in west London(Image: Yui Mok/Press Association)
Brand was convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan at his Hampstead home after they met at his stand-up show in 2009. He also sexually assaulted a TV worker in 2009 and ‘sloppily’ kissed a radio staffer without her consent.
Years before that, Brand also groped an MTV employee at a party in Soho in 2004. His crimes had a devastating impact on his victims.
The victim who was attacked by him at a radio station in 2005 said: “Russell Brand has managed to move on and even forget that he sexually assaulted me violently in a very public place and in front of people.”
Another of his victims said the attack on her forced her to take time off work and move back in with her parents.
She added: “I hope the court can understand the large and overarching impact this has had on me, and continues to have on me to this day.”
