Russell Brand’s wife Laura read the statement, which she claims is from her incarcerated husband, in a YouTube video that saw her thank fans share a joke about Brand’s new prison
The wife of Russell Brand has read a statement she claims is from her incarcerated husband. Via a YouTube account associated with the couple, Laura Brand, 39, shared the message from the convicted rapist and sex offender, which detailed how he felt “something strange is happening” while asking for followers to “support my treasured wife a family”.
The statement read: “Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, God bless you for your support. As you know, I am not guilty for the offences I have been jailed for. So something strange is happening. The good news is that Christ is with us when we choose him. And I do.”
Russell Brand was found guilty of multiple offences including sexual assault and rape for which he was jailed for ten and a half years.
The statement, which the Daily Star have not been able to confirm is from the disgraced comic, continued with a joke about his new prison’s name.
It read: “I am incarcerated in HMP Littlehey. Little as in ‘small’ and hey as in, ‘hey, I’m in the biggest sex offenders’ prison in Europe’.
“The good news is that I have already seen that the staff here are strong. They are kind and they are dedicated. And as for my fellow prisoners I now know that I am in no position to judge anyone. I don’t know which other men here are not guilty. And the ones that are, they are people that Christ died to save like you and me.”
Laura Brand then read a selection of positive comments apparently from her viewers, before telling viewers she was grateful and thankful”.
Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on November 9 after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
He was initially held at HMP Wandsworth in London before being transferred to Category C HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire on Friday, reportedly over fears for his safety.
The prison, described as Europe’s largest sex offenders’ jail, houses around 1,200 inmates and offers activities including yoga, choir singing, indoor bowls and football.
Brand is reportedly being held in a single cell on E Wing and has yet to mix with other prisoners.
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