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Blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” delivered a major boost to Sony’s September quarterly earnings on the top and bottom lines. Sony Pictures Entertainment, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, reported sales up 37% to $3.23 billion and operating income of $581 million — a year-over-year increase of 527%. The results were largely driven by the […]
The media personality has been on trial for three weeks, after pleading not guilty to all charges.
Russell Brand’s lawyer has told the jury there is “no evidence” that the comedian is “some kind of psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal” in his closing argument. “The fact he behaved normally during and after all of those ‘rapes’ tells you what you need to know. He believed they were all consenting,” […]
Brand's defence barrister told jurors that Brand "had an immense amount of sex", but that "none of it was unlawful".
The women involved in the case had "nothing to gain" apart from "some closure", the prosecutor says.
Russell Brand’s defense in his London rape trial was “a lot of half-truths” that were “spun into lies,” the prosecution said on Friday in its closing argument. Brand has been charged with with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault. He has pleaded not guilty to […]
Russell Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, took the stand to defend her husband at his rape and sexual assault trial in London on Thursday, calling him an “amazing husband.” Gallacher’s testimony comes after the former actor and comedian said in court on Wednesday that no one with relevant evidence to the alleged incidents being discussed in […]
Laura Brand tells the jury at his trial she feels "very seen by him" and "I love him very much".
Russell Brand took the stand in his criminal trial in London on Wednesday, denying all accusations against him and revealing that he was not able to convince anyone to testify on his behalf. He was called by his lawyer, Ian Winter KC, as the first witness as his defense began to lay out its case, […]
The entertainer gives evidence at his trial on charges including rape and assault, which he denies.
His trial hears statements he gave to police between 2023 and 2025, denying allegations against him.
Helen Berger said she left her job working for Brand after she became "sick of him."
The friend of a woman claiming to have been raped by Russell Brand says she said he was "quite aggressive".
Yotel is stretching both ways at once as it looks to build a posher Yotel on top, and city-center pods at the bottom. That would let it pitch to almost every budget, all under Hilton’s roof.
The comedian and actor is on trial for charges including rape and sexual assault, which he denies.
Russell Brand’s criminal trial continued in London on Tuesday with testimony from his fourth accuser, who alleged the actor and comedian violently assaulted her while she was working at Capital Radio in the early 2000s. Brand has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault […]
François Picard is pleased to welcome art crime detective Arthur Brand. "In the old days they stole a painting, but a painting is unique; you cannot cut it in two," explains Brand, "In the last 10 years they have been targeting more and more objects made of gold, silver". He examines the transformation of international art theft, warning that increasingly sophisticated criminal opportunism is shifting attention from irreplaceable paintings towards precious metals and gemstones that can be dismantled, melted down or dispersed.
Russell Brand‘s criminal trial in London heard from a third accuser on Monday, who alleged the former comedian grinned “like a clown” before pulling her into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her, according to the BBC. The jury at Southwark Crown Court, where the six-week trial is taking place, was played a recording of the […]
Russell Brand’s criminal trial in London continued on Friday, with his second accuser alleging that Brand was a “wild-eyed maniac” as he tried to pull her into a bathroom. The actor and comedian has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault relating to incidents […]
The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, all of which he denies.
