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Comedian turned firebrand YouTuber Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault.
The 51-year-old was given nine years for one count of rape, 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman at a radio studios in London in either 2004 or 2005, nine months for sexually assaulting a woman at a bar in London in 2004, and eight months for sexual assault during a television project in 2009. He will serve the sentences consecutively.
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Prosecutors had requested a 10 to 15 year sentence following his convictions on Thursday.
Brand mouthed "I love you" to his wife, Laura Brand, as he was taken down to the cells at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, according to media reports.
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