{"id":"4aaf3cd7490e","title":"Russell Brand convicted of rape","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/4aaf3cd7490e","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261105163117","updated":"2026-11-05T16:31:17.949Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmw3riyt9xpuh1l","text":"Russell Brand was convicted of rape.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Russell Brand conviction","reported":"2026-11-05 16:15:02.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/05/nx-s1-6030720/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-prison","quote":"Russell Brand is convicted of rape","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw3riyt9cbgv3h","text":"A judge said Russell Brand will receive a prison term.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Prison sentence","reported":"2026-11-05 16:15:02.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/05/nx-s1-6030720/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-prison","quote":"judge says he'll get a prison term","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw3riyt91zm6s2","text":"Russell Brand denied the charges, saying he never forced anyone.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Brand denial","reported":"2026-11-05 16:15:02.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/05/nx-s1-6030720/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-prison","quote":"Brand, 51, denied the charges, saying he had never forced anyone","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw3riyt98mhrfm","text":"He faces three charges of rape.","status":"Reported","value":"3","subject":"Rape charges","reported":"2026-10-31 08:00:38.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/31/five-things-we-learned-from-week-three-russell-brand-rape-trial","quote":"faces three charges of rape","primary":false},{"outlet":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/31/five-things-we-learned-from-week-three-russell-brand-rape-trial","quote":"three of sexual assault","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["The length of the prison term and any potential appeals have not been disclosed."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-05T16:31:17.949Z","kind":"new","summary":"Russell Brand was convicted of rape. A judge said Russell Brand will receive a prison term. Russell Brand denied the charges, saying he never forced anyone. He faces three charges of rape."}],"relay_note":null}