Despite Russell Brand’s rape conviction and subsequent 10 year prison sentence, three celebrities have come out in support of the comedian.
Three celebrities have spoken in support of Russell Brand after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault.
Though the comedian has now begun a 10 and a half year sentence after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, a small group of high-profile figures have continued to say supportive things about him, with one even saying she did not believe he was guilty.
One was Megyn Kelly, who previously spoke out about the sexual harassment and misconduct at Fox News and called the Me Too Movement a “watershed moment in history”.
During an episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, on the day the guilty verdicts came through, said: “I had a very difficult time believing that he was capable of rape, as I do right now. I don’t believe these charges. I’m going to be honest. I don’t.
“I believe he dearly loves his wife Laura, his children, and, as I said, I think he has found God and he’s asked for forgiveness from a lifestyle that he completely rejects now.”
She added that he was an “utterly charming guy” and said his sentence was an “outrage” that was part of a “political witch hunt”, claiming that Brand was targeted for being a “conservative stalwart”.
Despite having previously encouraged women to come forward about sexual assault, telling women at a Time Person of the Year panel that “we are all there with you”, Kelly dismissed the victims’ accounts as: “Grabbing boobs, kissing, sniffing, and having that kind of sex with a woman who consented to vaginal sex with him seconds beforehand, and also had clearly been joking with him.”
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Elon Musk also showed support for Brand by responding to a fan’s comment. The fan wrote on X: “So using the Russell Brand case as precedent, any woman can wait 20+ years and then go to police and say the sex she had on a particular night all those years ago wasn’t consensual so the guy is then guilty. We’re living in the twilight zone.”
Musk agreed that it was a “crazy legal standard” and remarked that the 10 years sentence was, compared to another sentence shared by a different user, “unjust”.
GB News host Neil Oliver came under fire after he re-shared a tweet from 2025. In the post, he was seen with Brand and wrote that the comedian was his “friend”. When resharing it, the day after his verdict was handed down, Oliver wrote: “Still is.”
Other X users responded with disgust. One said: “Still is. And a jury just found him guilty of rape and sexual assault.”
Brand was found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault and one of rape. He was told he would be on the sex offenders register for life and must serve at least seven years of his sentence before being considered for release.
If you’ve been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999
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