Russell Brand was convicted in 2026 of one count of rape and three of sexual assault. Born in Grays, Essex, in 1975, he established himself on the stand-up circuit before finding fame as an MTV presenter and on E4’s Big Brother’s Big Mouth. From 2006 to 2008 he hosted a Radio 2 show - during which he and guest Jonathan Rossleft filthy messages on the answerphone of Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs, which caused huge controversy for the BBC. His film roles included Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek and Arthur. He was married to Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012. As allegations about his behaviour builtm he moved to the US and built an online following with YouTube videos on spirituality, politics and conspiracy theories.