Russell Brand Moved to Florida Months Before British Police Formally Charged Him With Rape

British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of rape and sexual assault—more than a year after he relocated his entire family to Florida to escape "attacks" by the "media, government, and judiciary."According to the New York Times, a London court found Brand, 49—who was previously married to pop star Katy Perry, and now shares three children with wife Laura Brand—guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, and not guilty of two additional counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault. Judge Joel Bennathan said Brand would be sentenced to "significant custodial time" and has been denied bail. Following an April 2025 arrest by Metropolitan Police, Brand denied all charges, sharing a video statement on his X account, in which he insisted that he has "never engaged in non-consensual activity," while conceding that he had acted like "a fool" when he was "young and single.""I've always told you guys that when I was young and single, before I had my wife and family, who were just about a shot over there, my beautiful children, I was a fool, man," he said in the video, which appears to have been shot in Florida.Loading...British comedian Russell Brand re...