Watch the police interviews with Russell Brand in lead up to comedian’s rape conviction

November 5, 2026 | 11:57am Russel Brand was convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault in his London criminal trial. Watch the police interviews with the disgraced comedian in the lead up to his conviction on Nov. 5, 2026. Brand, 51, was found guilty of anally raping a woman whom he met at a 2009 comedy show. The victim told the court that Brand “hurt me and harmed me and when I asked him to stop he didn’t.”