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The downfall of Russell Brand: from Big Brother and Hollywood to convicted rapist

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The IndependentThe downfall of Russell Brand: from Big Brother and Hollywood to convicted rapist
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Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, comedian Russell Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, marking a dramatic fall from grace from his time as a Hollywood star and television personality. Both outlets detail the severity of his conviction, while The Guardian examines his past by noting how he long traded on an extreme persona and questioning how he was allowed to act in plain sight since his student days in the early 1990s at the Italia Conti theatre school.

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