UK’s Russell Brand sentenced to 10 1/2 years’ jail for rape, sexual assault

Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain’s most ‌high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10 1/2 years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago. Brand – the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry who in recent years moved away from the mainstream –…