Actor Russell Brand has been convicted by a court in the United Kingdom of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
He has denied the charges.
And he was acquitted of multiple additional counts.
A report at Fox News confirms he was taken into custody and is to be sentenced within days.
The 51-year-old was accused of offenses for events that happened between 1999 and 2009.
Sky News said he admitted being “reckless” and using his fame to pursue sexual relationships, but insisted that the encounters were consensual.
He has denied forcing any of the women to engage in sexual activity against her will.
Here’s Laura Brand leaving court after her husband Russell Brand was convicted. Brand was remanded in custody – the man with the long hair and sunglasses getting into the car is Brand’s decoy https://t.co/82p1RBiDHF https://t.co/KwI64TBplA
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) November 5, 2026
BREAKING: Russell Brand is found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a London jury delivers its verdict in the high-profile trial involving allegations dating back more than 20 years. The 51-year-old British comedian and actor denied the allegations, insisting his sexual encounters were consensual. Jurors convicted him on four charges while acquitting him on three others. Brand now faces a significant prison sentence, with sentencing scheduled for Monday. The judge’s decision on what happens next marks another major turn in the case. Full details: https://t.co/5ebO692hse
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 5, 2026
His wife, Laura testified during the trial, “When I met him, I was aware that he liked women, and I was aware toward the latter half of that year that he was engaging with other women. … I was not interested in having a relationship with him if he was sleeping with other people. I was invested; we both had told each other we loved each other, but it was clear it was difficult for him to be monogamous.”
They married, split, then remarried and now share three children.
She said Brand was “caring and kind, a wonderful father to our children, and an amazing, attentive husband.”
Various women testified in court about encounters at a bar, a hotel, a radio station and more.
Brand said they events were during a “time of promiscuity” but always were “consensual.”
