He was sentenced on Monday, November 9, 2026, at Southwark Crown Court in London, four days after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
These offences took place between 2004 and 2009, when Brand was enjoying considerable success as a comedian, actor and television and radio presenter.
During sentencing, Judge Joel Bennathan said to Brand, “You were clever – and in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.”
He also said Brand had shown “a casual and arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no to you”, adding that women retained the right to refuse sexual advances regardless of what they wore, where they went or what they drank.
Brand — who was previously married to American pop star Katy Perry and is currently married to Laura Gallacher — received nine years for the rape conviction and an additional 18 months for the three sexual assaults, bringing his total sentence to 10 years and six months.
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He will also remain on the sex offenders’ register for life.