Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial - Brand: Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assaults

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Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

The jury at Southwark Crown Court finds Brand guilty of the anal rape of one woman and three sexual assaults involving three other women. He is found not guilty on two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.

Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty reports the breaking verdicts from court, with a full episode examining what happened in the courtroom to follow.

Follow Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial on BBC Sounds for further coverage and analysis of the verdicts.

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Series Producer: Louise Clarke
Digital Journalist: Jem Westgate
Production coordinator: Ellie Dover
Junior Production Manager: Tom Dunster
Technical Producer: Mark Burrows
YouTube Producer: CJ Fawn
Editor: Clare Fordham
Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Walsh-Heron
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

Published on Thursday, 5th November 2026.

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