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Russell Brand was seen speaking to his wife as he was ushered away to start his over 10-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault.
Brand showed no emotion after hearing the sentencing but told his wife “we’ll be OK” as he was taken downstairs by the dock officers.
His wife Laura Gallacher was seen breathing deeply and muttering “it’s okay, it’s okay”. The couple shared a brief conversation before the disgraced comedian was taken downstairs.
Brand will now serve for 10-and-a-half years for raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three TV and radio workers during his rise to international fame.
Brand, now 51, abused his celebrity status to prey on women and was convicted after a trial at Southwark Crown Court of abuse against four victims.
One of his fans told how she was raped as a 21-year-old by Brand in 2009 at his luxury London home, while female staffers at Channel 4, MTV, and Capital Radio came forward to reveal how they had been sexually assaulted by the TV star.
On Monday, Mr Justice Bennathan slammed Brand’s “staggering arrogance” as he sentenced him to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The judge told Brand: “About 20 years ago Russell Brand, you were becoming famous, you were clever, and in many people’s eyes you were funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.”
The judge said Brand’s “status protected you” until in 2023 journalists from the Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4 Dispatches first exposed a litany of sexual misconduct, leading to women making complaints to police.
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”.
The judge said the evidence in the case also showed that Brand’s entourage during his celebrity heyday had “indulged your dreadful behaviour”.
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