Russell Brand jailed for over 10 years as media abuse debate grows
Russell Brand, a former comedian and actor, was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
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What happened
Russell Brand, a former comedian and actor, was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. He was then sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said abuse in the media industry is probably still happening. Labour deputy Lucy Powell has since called the cross-examination of Brand's victims shocking and depressing.
Why it matters
Nandy says the media industry must take abuse seriously, and the Guardian argues that courts and the entertainment industry must do more to stop powerful men exploiting a culture that enables them.
Timeline
- Nov 8, 6:37 AM ET: Nandy told the BBC that many people in the media industry had opened up to her about abuse.
- Nov 9, 1:03 PM ET: Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
- Nov 10, 9:57 AM ET: Labour deputy Lucy Powell called the barrister's cross-examination of victims shocking and depressing.
Coverage
- Brand barrister’s cross-examination of victims shocking and depressing, says Labour deputy (The Guardian)
- Russell Brand has been jailed. Now we have the power to identify more sex attackers like him (The Guardian)
- Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault (The Guardian)
- Russell Brand sentencing ‘powerful demonstration’ of investigative journalism (PA News Agency)
- Entitled men behaving badly: UK’s media industry still has a problem with sexual abuse (CEDTyClea)
- Monday briefing: Can we change the system that protects men like Russell Brand? (The Guardian)
- Rapist Russell Brand's day of reckoning as Nandy warns 'time is up' on media industry, claiming 'many people' have made sex abuse claims to her (dailymail.com)
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