LONDON — British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault in a London court on Thursday.
\n\nBrand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and the former husband of singer Katy Perry, had denied the accusations, saying the incidents had either been consensual, reinvented or re-imagined.
\n\nBrand, 51, was accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault. Ultimately he was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was acquitted of the other charges.
\n\nHe had pleaded not guilty to all counts and consistently denied all of the allegations.
\n\nThe accusations date back to Brand’s rise as a stand-up comedian and risqué presenter on British television. He had a prominent radio show on the BBC and authored several best-selling biographies where he detailed his addictions to drugs and alcohol.
\n\nAt the height of his fame, Brand featured in several Hollywood movies including: “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek.”
\n\nHis fame stateside was cemented when he briefly wed pop star Katy Perry in a lavish ceremony in India in 2010. The couple divorced in 2012.
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