Deadline reports that Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault at London's Southwark Crown Court on November 9, 2026, a week after being convicted of anally raping a woman in 2009 and three counts of sexual assault; he will be eligible for release on license after about seven years. Mr Justice Bennathan, who called Brand a "sexual predator," also cleared him of three charges, while Brand has consistently maintained his innocence.