00:00The sentence I pass on count six, rape, is nine years imprisonment. So the total sentence is one
00:07of 10 years, six months. The few days you have already served will count. You will serve two
00:15thirds of that sentence, then be released on license and will be liable to be recalled into
00:20custody if you breach its terms. Russell Brand was just sentenced to 10 years and six months in
00:26prison for rape and sexual assault. He originally faced the maximum possibility of life in prison.
00:32Justice Joel Benathan of London's Southwark Crown Court delivered separate sentences for each of
00:37the actor's convictions on Monday morning. Brand received nine months for the first assault,
00:4118 months for the second, reduced from two years, and eight months for the third,
00:46as well as nine years for the rape. Justice Benathan promised Brand a quote significant sentence
00:51ahead of the sentencing, which is read at Southwark Crown Court in London.
00:55Brand did not display any emotion when receiving the sentence, but he mouthed,
00:59I love you to his wife, Laura Gallagher, while exiting the courtroom.
01:02In his remarks at court, the judge blasted Brand's quote, casual, arrogant disregard of any woman's
01:07right to say no to you. One of the victims who spoke at sentencing revealed she feared
01:11she'd contracted HIV after the disgraced comedian removed a condom without her consent.
01:17Brand spent the weekend in jail as he awaited his sentence after being taken away in a police van
01:21immediately following his rape conviction on Thursday. Brand was reportedly petrified his
01:26first night in one of London's most troubled prisons. The facility is plagued by overcrowding,
01:31vermin, and violence, according to official watchdog reports. According to the Daily Mail,
01:36the convicted rapist cowered in fear as hundreds of fellow inmates taunted him with chants upon his
01:41arrival. And overnight, Tesla CEO Elon Musk actually defended Brand in a repost on X. Musk wrote that
01:47Brand's possibility of facing life in prison was quote, unjust. The disgraced comedian was found
01:53guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault in his London criminal trial last week. Brand was
01:58acquitted of two other rape charges along with one count of attempted indecent assault. Shortly after
02:03that guilty verdict, Brand faced additional rape accusations, including from a woman he dated when she
02:08was a minor. Brand is now under investigation by the Metropolitan Police over those allegations.
02:13Brand pleaded not guilty to all seven charges during the trial.
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