The New York Times reports that Russell Brand, the comedian, actor and conspiracy-minded YouTuber, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assaults days after a jury convicted him of one rape count and three sexual assault counts, based on six women's testimony about episodes between 2004 and 2009. At Southwark Crown Court, Judge Joel Bennathan called him a sexual predator, while Brand, who denied the charges, had said he would accept a prison sentence as God's decision.