Summary

  • Warning: This page contains distressing details

  • Russell Brand will be sentenced today after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

  • Brand, 51, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, after a trial that began in October - you'll be able to watch the sentencing itself live on this page

  • Following the verdicts, judge Mr Justice Bennathan told Brand to expect "a significant custodial term"

  • In total, he faced seven charges: three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault. He was found not guilty on three counts

  • Brand's crimes took place between 2004 and 2009, and related to four women. They are all entitled to lifelong anonymity

  • Following the verdicts, it can now be reported that police are investigating further rape allegations made by two women against Brand

Live Reporting

Edited by Imogen James and Alex Smith

  1. Brand's wife arrives at court

    Helena Wilkinson
    Reporting from Southwark Crown Court

    Laura Brand arrives at Southwark Crown CourtPA Media

    Laura Brand (on the left in the picture above) has just arrived at Southwark Crown Court ahead of her husband’s sentencing hearing.

    She walked past dozens of camera crews and photographs and didn’t say anything to the waiting media as she went in.

  2. Prison van leaves HMP Wandsworth and arrives at court

    White prison van leaving HMP WandsworthPA Media

    A white prisoner van has been seen leaving HMP Wandsworth in south London this morning - where it is believed Russell Brand is being held.

    The van then arrived at Southwark Crown Court, where Brand's sentencing hearing will take place later today. It is not clear whether Brand was in the van.

    Serco white prison van driving into garage in brick wallGetty Images

  3. Brand was found guilty of four offences, and not guilty of three

    A court sketch of Russell Brand - he looks straight ahead wearing a suit

    Warning: This post contains distressing details

    On Thursday, Russell Brand was found guilty of four offences, and not guilty of three. Here's a recap of the charges:

    Guilty

    • Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman whose breasts he grabbed at a bar in London in 2004
    • He was also guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at the Choice FM studios in London in either 2004 or 2005, when he grabbed her face and kissed her before touching her breasts and bottom
    • Brand was guilty of anally raping a woman at his then-home in London in 2009 after meeting her at a comedy show in Hammersmith
    • He was also guilty of a sexual assault charge while working on a Channel 4 project in 2009, when he laid his head into the groin area of a woman working with him without her consent

    Not guilty:

    • He was cleared of an allegation that he raped a woman at a hotel in Bournemouth in 1999, during the Labour Party conference
    • He was found not guilty of orally raping a woman in a toilet at a bar in London - the same woman he was found guilty of sexually assaulting when he grabbed her breasts
    • He was also found not guilty of attempted indecent assault - he was accused of grabbing a woman’s arm and pulling her towards a toilet in 2001

  4. Russell Brand to be sentenced following rape and sexual assault convictions

    Russell Brand, wearing sunglasses, outside court on Thursday 5 November, 2026PA Media

    Russell Brand outside court on Thursday 5 November, 2026

    Russell Brand will be sentenced later today after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

    The 51-year-old comedian and actor was found guilty on Thursday at Southwark Crown Court in London. It followed a trial that lasted just over three weeks, and Brand has since been remanded in custody (meaning he has been held in prison).

    His crimes took place between 2004 and 2009, and concern four different women - they are all entitled to lifelong anonymity.

    Brand faced seven charges in total: three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault. He was found not guilty of three offences.

    Following the verdicts, judge Mr Justice Bennathan told Brand to expect "a significant custodial term".

    We have reporters in court and will bring you live updates throughout the day - we expect the sentencing hearing to start at 10:30 GMT.