Following a three-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. His defence argued that his promiscuous behavior was lawful and merely a product of the permissive 2000s era. However, the graphic conduct that brought him fame and major broadcasting deals ultimately formed the backdrop for his criminal trial. In addition, his 2007 bestselling memoir, *My Booky Wook*, openly detailed visits to sex addiction clinics and charging prostitutes to a corporate MTV credit card.
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British lad culture in the 2000s allowed Brand's sexually aggressive behavior to be toler…: British lad culture in the 2000s allowed Brand's sexually aggressive behavior to be tolerated and excused as male humor.
Commercial media organizations enabled Brand by continuing to invest in him despite knowi…: Commercial media organizations enabled Brand by continuing to invest in him despite knowing about his extreme off-stage conduct.
Brand's defense team unsuccessfully argued that his past lifestyle was simply lawful prom…: Brand's defense team unsuccessfully argued that his past lifestyle was simply lawful promiscuity typical of that historical cultural era.
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Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual acts
No British celebrity navigated the cultural changes of the early 21st Century better than Russell Brand.
His life has been one long personal rebrand.
He morphed from provocative stand-up comic to TV star and Hollywood actor. He became a YouTuber and political activist, taking up left-wing causes around issues of inequality in the 2010s, then Covid conspiracies and in 2024 supporting Donald Trump for President. That same year he was baptised as a Christian in London's River Thames.
Now he has a new persona to try on: convicted rapist.
On Thursday, the disgraced comedian was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court, following a three-week trial.
As he faces jail, it's clear that the behaviour that formed the backdrop to Brand's prosecution is the same behaviour that helped elevate him in the first place.
Brand shot to fame as a sexually outrageous libertine whose risque humour thrilled audiences.
He cultivated the image of an insatiable, shameless womaniser. Sex, drugs…
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