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Brand tells court he was 'wrong' to use his fame for sex

Outlet: RTÉ News · Published 28/10/2026 14:57 UTC

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Russell Brand told jurors at his rape trial he has dedicated much of his life to "beyond reckless philandering and idiocy", and admitted he had been wrong to use his fame to get sex.

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  1. Excerpt · detected on 28/10/2026 18:09 UTC

    Russell Brand told jurors at his rape trial he has told a court in London that dedicated much of his life to "beyond reckless philandering and idiocy", and admitted he had an obsession with sex as a younger man but denied setting himself a "goal" been wrong to sleep with 5,000 women. use his fame to get sex.

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    Before: «Russell Brand has told a court in London that he had an obsession with sex as a younger man but denied setting himself a "goal" to sleep with 5,000 women.» c263d4b3ef38

    After: «Russell Brand told jurors at his rape trial he has dedicated much of his life to "beyond reckless philandering and idiocy", and admitted he had been wrong to use his fame to get sex.» 529efdac9431

  2. Headline · detected on 28/10/2026 18:09 UTC

    Brand tells court consent 'important' as he denies rape was 'wrong' to use his fame for sex

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    Before: «Brand tells court consent 'important' as he denies rape» 3a16a944fdd6

    After: «Brand tells court he was 'wrong' to use his fame for sex» a734fcb2af7d

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Source
https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/1028/1597103-russell-brand-courts/
Published
28/10/2026 14:57 UTC
Captured
28/10/2026 15:11 UTC
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1cd7491a4da39451 · 1018 words
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