Russell Brand mouths to wife 'I love you' as comedian is taken to cells after sentencing
Russell Brand mouths to wife 'I love you' as comedian is taken to cells after sentencing
Chiara Fiorillo, Eleanor Tolbert Mon, November 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM UTC
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Laura Gallacher has supported her husband during the trial (Image: Getty)
Russell Brand told his wife "I love you" as the disgraced comedian was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.
Laura Gallacher, 39, who shares three children with the disgraced comedian, supported him during the trial. According to reporting from Southwark Crown Court, Brand didn't react as he received his sentence. As he was taken down to the cells, he stopped for a moment to mouth to his wife, "I love you."
Brand, 51, received his sentence at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, November 9. He was convicted on four offenses, three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape, involving women he encountered between 2004 and 2009.
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The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star was acquitted on three other charges involving allegations made by women during an earlier period of his career. He was found not guilty of two separate rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
The couple share three children together (Image: Getty)
Brand's lawyer, Ian Winter KC, said on Monday that the comedian's wife was "standing by him" as he revealed the "total devastation she's experiencing."
Speaking on Monday, the lawyer said, "Words are completely inadequate... to convey the total devastation she's experiencing.
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He added, "They are wrestling with how to explain to a child who's just turned 10 what has just happened here and the consequences of this conduct to totally innocent people who have been caught up in it."
The couple's children are aged 10, eight and three. As he arrived in court today, Brand was reportedly seen telling his wife, "It'll be okay, I don't know how, but it will."
The British actor-comedian, known for outrageous stand-up routines and battles with drugs and alcohol, asserted that he was innocent and all his encounters were consensual.
But a jury of eight men and four women found him guilty of attacking four of six accusers on allegations dating back to 2004. He was cleared of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones said Brand could face up to 15 years in prison for the rape count alone.
"Mr. Brand abused the influence and power that came with his fame," Karmy-Jones said. "He used it to facilitate an access to women without which the offending could not have taken place. It also fed his own view that he could commit such offenses with impunity."
If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673) or visit its website to receive confidential support.
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
