Comedian and actor Russell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Monday, days after a British jury convicted him of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case involving four women.
Brand, 51, maintained his innocence throughout the trial and showed little emotion as the sentence was handed down. Judge Joel Bennathan condemned what he described as Brand’s “casual and arrogant disregard” for women.
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