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<p>Russell Brand, the raunchy, irreverent British comedian who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison after being found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.</p> <p>"The total sentence is one of ten years, six months," said Judge Justice Bennathan on handing down the sentence at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday.</p> <p>Brand, 51, was a career chameleon who went from stand-up comic and MTV host to a political analyst esteemed by Britain's left, only to become a conspiracy theorist and Christian convert beloved by the U.S. right.</p> 
<p>But critics of Brand said there was always a clear thread of misogyny running through his comedy routines, and that his mistreatment of women had been an open secret for decades.</p> <p>Over the past four weeks, six women testified against the comedian in court in London, in a trial that garnered massive media attention.</p> <p>A jury found Brand guilty last week on four of the seven counts against him. He was found guilty of raping a woman he'd met at one of his shows in 2009 and of sexually assaulting three women — at a bar, a radio station and a TV studio — between 2004 and 2009.</p> <p>Brand denies all charges and said he never had non-consensual sex.</p> <p>Before the judge handed down the sentence, four of the women who brought the case against Brand gave victim impact statements to the court. Three of the statements were read out by the prosecution, while one woman appeared in court behind a curtain to read her own. </p> <p>None of the women have been publicly named and the trial was not televised.</p> <h3 class="edTag"><strong>Victim impact statements read</strong></h3> <p>The prosecution read out an impact statement from the one complainant, who Brand was found guilty of anally raping at his home in 2009. In her statement she said: "It's something I carry with me every day and it often feels never-ending."</p> 
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<p>Another complainant, who Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting at a bar in 2004 when he grabbed her breasts, said the confusion of what she "should" or "could" do had stayed with her for over 20 years.</p> <p>The complainant, who spoke in person from behind a curtain in the courtroom, said she felt "physically sick" seeing Brand in the press afterwards as his fame rose.</p> <p>Another of Brand's victims, who he was found guilty of sexually assaulting in 2005, said the assault had "a lasting impact on her life" and that over the years "hearing his voice on television or seeing his image has made me jump."</p> <p>A fourth woman, who Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting when they worked together at a TV studio, said she was badly affected and afterwards felt her working environment was unsafe.</p> <h3 class="edTag"><strong>Brand holds rosary and prays</strong></h3> <p>British media who were in the court for the sentencing said Brand, who had spent the weekend in prison, was in the suit he was convicted in on Thursday and sat holding a set of white rosary beads as the victim statements were read. Brand's wife Laura, who had supported him throughout the case, was in court, as was his father.</p> <p>After the victim statements, the defense and prosecution teams had the opportunity to make their last statements.</p> <p>The prosecution called for a long sentence, saying there were aggravating circumstances in the anal rape case, such as Brand removing a condom. The defence meanwhile said Brand was "a fundamentally different person" from who he was at the time of the crimes.</p> 
<p>After considering the victim impact statements and those by the defence and prosecution, the judge handed down the sentence live on camera. </p> <p>In his remarks, he said Brand had become "a sexual predator" and paused "to pay tribute to the determination and bravery" of the women who'd come forward.</p> <p>He then ordered Brand to be taken down to the cells. </p>
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<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president. White said Saturday that he plans to meet with Trump on Monday at the White House.</p> <p>Trump, while he was at his golf club in Florida, posted on social media that he made the offer to "the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior" to become the Republican president's chief spokesperson.</p> 
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<p>White, who was in London on Saturday for a boxing event, was asked at a news conference about Trump's post and responded by saying that he planned to fly to Washington right after and meet with Trump on Monday.</p> <p>When asked how he would balance the job with the current positions he has in the fighting world, White seemed confused by the question and then said, "Yeah, I got a lot of jobs already."</p> <p>He declined to say what conversations he'd had with Trump but said, "I'm sure I'll have more to talk about after that."</p> <p>Before the news conference, the UFC head shared an image of Trump's post on Instagram, along with an image of himself standing behind the podium in the White House press briefing room with the words "On to the next chapter."</p> <p>The White House and a spokesperson for the UFC did not respond Saturday to messages inquiring about the Truth Social post.</p> <p>Trump said in his post that he requested that White bring along several UFC fighters as "assistants," adding, "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!"</p> 
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<p>While White didn't make it clear if he was seriously considering the position of becoming the primary spokesperson for the president of the United States, he did elsewhere in his news conference describe his ambitions to expand the Zuffa Boxing organization he also runs with Saudi Arabian backers and hold more of its events around the world.</p> <p>Trump's post came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections. The historic wins by Democratic candidates, including in areas that Republicans had held for decades, led to the GOP losing control of both chambers of Congress.</p> <p>Trump on Friday announced he was replacing his longtime adviser Susie Wiles, who was seen as something of a tempering force on the president's impulses, with aide Stephen Miller to serve as the next chief of staff. Miller is known as the architect of the administration's hard-line immigration policies and is among the most determined of Trump's inner circle.</p> <p>The shake-up at the heart of his administration follows the brief but tumultuous week when Trump tried out a new press secretary in Katie Zacharia, who seemed uncomfortable in her sole appearance before reporters before leaving the job after five days.</p> <p>The post had been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left at the end of August. Trump remains without a chief spokesperson.</p> <p>Trump is close friends with White and has attended several UFC events with him since returning to the White House in January 2025.</p> <p>He brought White and the sport to the White House's South Lawn in June for the celebration of America's 250th year of its independence and the president's own 80th birthday. A wire-mesh Octagon was constructed near the executive mansion under " The Claw," a spaceship-like metal arch fitted with lights, sound equipment and large screens.</p> 
<p>"It was an amazing experience, this was a one-of-one," said White afterward.</p> <p>White also spoke at the Republican National Conventions in 2016, 2020 and 2024.</p>
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