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Elon Musk Calls Russell Brand’s Sentencing Unjust as the Comedian Faces Prison

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Elon Musk has once again weighed in on Russell Brand’s legal case, this time as the British comedian and actor faces sentencing for rape and sexual assault. The tech billionaire’s latest comments arrived just as Brand returned to Southwark Crown Court in London, where a judge is set to decide how long he will spend behind bars.

Brand, 51, was found guilty on November 5 after a 4-week trial. A jury of 8 men and 4 women convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women, for offences committed between 2004 and 2009. He was acquitted of two further rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.

On Monday, as the sentencing hearing got underway, Musk posted on X that Brand’s potential punishment was unjust. He shared a graphic comparing Brand’s case with another UK case that ended in a 3-year sentence, while Brand faces a possible life sentence.

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Musk’s support for Brand isn’t new. In September 2023, just 2 days after The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ published allegations from four women, Musk posted that he supported Brand and didn’t believe he was evil. That post went viral again after last week’s guilty verdict, with many users resurfacing it online. Musk’s latest comment came days later, on the morning Brand returned to court.

Some commentators defended Musk’s remarks, arguing he was raising a point about inconsistent sentencing rather than disputing the verdict. Others criticized him for appearing to side with a convicted offender before the judge had even announced the sentence.

Brand has been in custody since the verdict, when Mr Justice Joel Bennathan denied his request for bail. The judge told him that a significant custodial sentence would follow and said there was a risk he might not return to court to receive it.

During Monday’s hearing, the court heard victim impact statements from the women Brand was convicted of assaulting. They described the lasting harm caused by his actions and said his public profile made it difficult to escape reminders of what happened.

Under UK law, rape carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, while sexual assault carries a maximum of 10 years. The final sentence will depend on the circumstances of the offences and the relevant sentencing guidelines.

Brand has consistently denied all the charges and maintained that every sexual encounter was consensual. During the trial, his defense argued that the women only went to police years after the alleged incidents, following the 2023 documentary that featured anonymous accusations against him.

The Metropolitan Police opened its investigation after the allegations were first reported in 2023, and the Crown Prosecution Service authorized charges in April 2025. After the verdict, Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said Brand had used his fame, status and influence to exploit women.

Brand rose to fame in the early 2000s, hosting TV programs and a BBC radio show before appearing in Hollywood films like ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ and ‘Get Him to the Greek’. In recent years, he stepped away from mainstream entertainment, moved to Florida, and built a large online following with videos about wellness, religion and conspiracy theories.

His wife, Laura Gallacher, attended court throughout the trial and was present again as the sentencing hearing began. The judge is expected to deliver the sentence once he has considered the victim statements and legal arguments from both sides.

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