Quick summary
- Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and six months in prison, according to the Daily Mail.
- He was found guilty last week of rape and three counts of sexual assault, covering offences between 2004 and 2009.
- The trial ran for four weeks at Southwark Crown Court in London.
- Dannii Minogue’s 2006 interview about Brand has resurfaced in the coverage.
- The sentence is likely to mean at least seven years behind bars, the Daily Mail reports.
Russell Brand has been jailed for 10 years and six months after a London jury found him guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The sentence was handed down on Monday 9 November 2026 at Southwark Crown Court, and Australian singer Dannii Minogue’s old comments about the comedian are back in the headlines as a result.
What the judge said
According to the Daily Mail, the jury returned its verdicts last week after a four-week trial. The offences were committed against multiple women over a five-year period, between 2004 and 2009.
Sentencing him, Mr Justice Bennathan described Brand as a “sexual predator”. The judge said Brand believed he could offend “with impunity” and had abused the fame, influence and power he held. He also criticised Brand’s “staggering arrogance” and his contempt for the women in his life.
“You were clever and, in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic,” the judge told him, as quoted by the Daily Mail. “You had also become a sexual predator.”
The Daily Mail reports the term is likely to mean at least seven years in custody. It adds that Brand is expected to be moved to a prison for sex offenders, after spending his first days at HMP Wandsworth.
Scenes at court
Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, was in the public gallery. The Daily Mail says Brand mouthed “I love you” and “we’ll be OK” to her before he was taken down to the cells, and that she was visibly distressed as the sentence was read out.
Members of the public banged on a prison van believed to be carrying Brand as it left the court. Some shouted abuse, the report says. His father, Ron Brand, spoke to reporters outside, and the Daily Mail says he told them he was unhappy with “the system”.
Why Dannii Minogue’s 2006 interview is back
The Daily Mail has also revisited a 2006 interview in which Dannii Minogue, now 55 and the younger sister of Kylie Minogue, described an uncomfortable experience on Brand’s short-lived MTV show 1 Leicester Square.
Speaking to The Mirror at a summer party, Minogue said Brand made remarks she could not repeat and followed her down a corridor asking for her phone number. She called him “a bit of a vile predator” in that interview, and said he “always goes that step too far”. She also called him “obviously very intelligent”.
The Daily Mail says the interview resurfaced in 2023, when multiple women accused Brand of sexual assault. It now draws fresh attention because the 2006 remarks came well before the allegations were made public. These are Minogue’s own words from the time, as reported by the newspaper, and they were not part of the evidence described in the report.
What happens next
Brand will be moved to a prison for sex offenders, according to the Daily Mail. The report does not say whether he intends to appeal, and this article will not speculate on it.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Russell Brand sentenced to?
He received 10 years and six months in prison on Monday 9 November 2026, after being found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
How long will Russell Brand actually serve?
The Daily Mail reports the sentence is likely to mean at least seven years behind bars.
Where was the trial held?
The four-week trial took place at Southwark Crown Court in London.
What did Dannii Minogue say about Russell Brand?
In a 2006 interview with The Mirror, she described an uncomfortable encounter on his MTV show and called him “a bit of a vile predator”.
