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Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Russell Brand is guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Fame under Fire tells you everything you need to know about the trial, including previously unheard detail from the court room.
Episodes
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: How Police Built the Case
A warning this episode contains references to rape and sexual assault. The detective who led the investigation into Russell Brand speaks to Fame Under Fire…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Russell Brand in Custody
Russell Brand is remanded in custody after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was acquitted on three other counts…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assaults
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The jury at Southwark Crown Court finds Brand guilty of the anal rape of one…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 17 - How Will the Jury Decide?
How will the jury decide whether Russell Brand is guilty or not guilty? A warning this podcast contains references to alleged rape and sexual assault. The jury…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 16 - Defence Sums Up
The defence delivers its closing speech in Russell Brand's trial. A warning this podcast contains strong language and detailed references to alleged rape and…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 15 - Prosecution Sums Up
The prosecution delivers its closing speech in Russell Brand’s trial. A warning this podcast contains graphic descriptions of alleged rape and sexual assault…
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Brand: Day 14 - Wife Gives Evidence
Russell Brand's wife gives character evidence in his trial. A warning this podcast contains strong language and references to sexual activity. Laura Brand…
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Brand: Day 13 - “T was for tart”
“T was for tart.” A warning this podcast contains strong language and references to alleged rape, anal rape and sexual assault. Russell Brand gives evidence…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 12 - Not Guilty of Indecent Assault
Russell Brand is found not guilty of indecent assault. A warning this podcast contains references to alleged rape and sexual assault. In a significant…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 11 - “Sleeping with people day and night”
“Sleeping with people day and night.” A warning this podcast contains graphic descriptions of sex. The jury hears a statement from Russell Brand's former…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 10 - Will Brand Testify?
Will Russell Brand take the witness stand? And what happens if he chooses not to? With no jury sitting today, Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty answers your questions…
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Brand: Day 9 - “He really hurt me”
“He really hurt me.” A warning this podcast contains strong language and graphic descriptions of alleged rape and sexual assault. The jury hears from friends…
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Brand: Day 8 - “You treated me like an animal”
“You treated me like an animal.” A warning this podcast contains graphic descriptions of alleged anal rape. The jury hears about an alleged text exchange…
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Brand: Day 7 - “This man was mauling me”
“This man was mauling me” A warning this podcast contains strong language and graphic descriptions of alleged rape and sexual assault. Complainant Four tells…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Brand: Day 6 - “My innocence had been taken”
“I felt like my innocence had been taken.” A warning this podcast contains graphic descriptions of alleged rape and sexual assault. Complainant three tells the…
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Brand: Day 5 - “Wild-eyed maniac”
“Wild-eyed maniac.” The second complainant tells the jury Russell Brand grabbed her arm and tried to pull her into a toilet while she was working at MTV in the…
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Brand: Day 4 - “It made me feel so dirty”
A warning this podcast contains graphic descriptions of alleged rape and sexual assault. “It made me feel so dirty.” The first complainant gives emotional…
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Brand: Day 3 - Prosecution Opens
The prosecution has opened its case against Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court, outlining allegations made by six women. A warning this podcast contains…
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Brand: Day 2 - 8 Men, 4 Women
The jury has been selected in Russell Brand's trial at Southwark Crown Court. Eight men and four women have been sworn in, along with a reserve juror. But why…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialBrand: Day 1 - Jury Selection
It's day one of Russell Brand's trial at Southwark Crown Court, where jury selection is underway. Russell Brand faces three counts of rape, three counts of…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Russell Brand Trial: All You Need To Know
Russell Brand’s trial begins at Southwark Crown Court on 12 October. He faces three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: The Trial Wrap-up
The Tupac murder trial is over. Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty and Fame Under Fire’s resident trial attorney Shaun Kent look back at the evidence, arguments, and…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 10 - Keffe D Verdict
Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been found guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon for the killing of Tupac Shakur, almost 30 years after the rapper was…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 9 - Two White Cadillacs?
Was there another white Cadillac in Las Vegas on the night Tupac Shakur was shot? Two former officers testified that they saw a cream-coloured Cadillac…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 8 - Keffe’s Tupac Jail Calls
Jurors hear jail calls from Duane "Keffe D" Davis in which he makes angry allegations about Tupac Shakur and says he is not an icon. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 7 - Keffe D’s Scrapbook
Jurors hear about evidence seized during the 2023 search of Duane "Keffe D" Davis's home, including a scrapbook containing newspaper reports about Tupac…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 6 - Courtroom Clash
Tensions rise in the Tupac murder trial as documentary maker Mike Dorsey clashes with defence attorney Michael Sanft during a heated cross-examination. Duane…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 5 - Keffe D Threat Claims
Duane "Keffe D" Davis speaks out in court, telling the judge his family is being threatened and that his home and his wife's car have been vandalised. Davis is…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 4 - Diddy $1m Hit Claim
Day four of the Tupac Murder Trial hears hours of recordings in which Duane "Keffe D" Davis describes the night Tupac Shakur was shot and makes allegations…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 3 - Diddy and the FBI
Day three of the Tupac Murder Trial reveals new details about Duane "Keffe D" Davis's relationship with law enforcement, including how he became a confidential…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 2 - Courtroom Drama
Day two of the trial takes a dramatic turn as James “Mob James” McDonald, a former Mob Piru member who worked security for Suge Knight, takes the stand in the…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Day 1 - Opening statements
Opening statements begin in the long-awaited trial over the murder of Tupac Shakur. Duane “Keffe D” Davis has pleaded not guilty to murder and denies the…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: What might happen at Opening Statements?
Opening statements are about to begin in the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas, nearly 30 years after the rapper was shot dead. Duane “Keffe D” Davis has…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: Picking the Jury
Jury selection begins in the Tupac Shakur murder trial. Nearly 30 years after Tupac was fatally shot in Las Vegas, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the only person…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialTupac: All You Need to Know
Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada prosecutors are preparing for the trial of the only person ever charged in…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialD4vd Preliminary Hearing: Wrap-up
Fame Under Fire’s resident trial attorney Shaun Kent talks to Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty about the legal questions raised by the D4vd preliminary hearing…
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D4vd Preliminary Hearing: Day Five
D4vd is ordered to stand trial for murder after a judge finds probable cause on all charges and three special circumstances. The court hears closing arguments…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialD4vd Preliminary Hearing: Day Four
Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty is joined by reporter Sam Mulick, who explains the medical examiner’s findings, sexually explicit material allegedly recovered from…
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D4vd Preliminary Hearing: Day Three
DNA consistent with Celeste is found at 11 locations in D4vd’s Tesla and garage, as the court hears initial evidence from the medical examiner’s office. There…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
D4vd Preliminary Hearing: Day Two
Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty brings you the latest from inside the courtroom for day two of D4vd’s preliminary hearing. There are some graphic descriptions and…
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D4vd Preliminary Hearing: Day One
Fame Under Fire is inside the courtroom for day one of the preliminary hearing involving singer d4vd, whose real name is David Burke. Our reporter joins…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialLive at the Crossed Wires Festival 2026
Recorded at the 2026 Crossed Wires festival Anoushka and resident trial attorney Shaun Kent explore how social media is transforming the courtroom. They…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialThe New Celebrity Lawyers: When Social Media Meets the Courtroom
Fame Under Fire's resident trial attorney Shaun Kent is in the UK! He joins Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty in the London studio to discuss one of the biggest…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Kanye Model Assault Allegations: Your Questions
Your comments and questions following our exclusive interview with the actress Jen Ann, who accuses Kanye West of sexually assaulting her. She filed a civil…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialD4vd: Witnesses to Take the Stand
The timetable in the criminal case against D4vd has changed following the latest court hearing. David Anthony Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Kanye Sexually Assaulted Me, Says Model, but He Says It’s Art
Jennifer An, a former contestant on America’s Next Top Model, alleges Kanye West, now known as Ye, assaulted her during filming for a La Roux music video in…
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Diddy’s Leaked Tape Controversy and Appeal
An alleged sex tape linked to Sean “Diddy” Combs spread rapidly online as Diddy’s lawyers appeal his sentence. Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking the Second Circuit…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Drake, D4vd and the cases still to come
Missed some of the biggest celebrity legal stories? A catch-up takes in Drake v UMG, with questions around rap, art and the First Amendment, and a refresher on…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Drake v UMG: Why the Not Like Us Lawsuit Isn't Over
Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us was dismissed, but the legal battle is continuing after Drake appealed the…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
D4vd: Preliminary Hearing Pushed Back
D4vd returned to court for a status hearing amid discovery delays and the huge volume of evidence in the case. The singer, whose real name is David Anthony…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
D4vd: Prosecutors Reveal New Evidence Claims
A delayed preliminary hearing in the case against D4vd brings new scrutiny after prosecutors publicly filed a briefing document laying out their allegations…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached a settlement in their legal dispute linked to the movie It Ends With Us, ending proceedings two weeks before a…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Cute dogs and Lion King jokes spark million dollar lawsuits
A small magazine with dogs in designer clothing on its covers finds itself up against Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, in a trademark dispute over name. Both…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
D4vd charged with murder after Celeste Rivas Hernandez case update
D4vd, real name David Burke, has been charged with first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and the unlawful mutilation of remains…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni: trial evidence battle and what the jury may not hear
Motions in limine reveal competing attempts to restrict evidence in the Lively–Baldoni case, including challenges to witness testimony, viral material and past…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Has Blake Lively really “lost” the case against Justin Baldoni?
A judge has thrown out several claims in Blake Lively’s lawsuit connected to the movie It Ends With Us. The decision is based on legal thresholds around where…
- Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
Scott Mills sacked, Epstein and Ramsey Elkholy emails
Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills has been sacked from the BBC following allegations relating to his personal conduct. We look at what we know, and the ongoing…
Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on TrialPulled Off Air: The Bachelorette crisis
A full season of The Bachelorette has been cancelled days before broadcast. ABC made the decision after a video surfaced of the latest Bachelorette Taylor…
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The trial of Marius Borg Høiby
The case against Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has gripped Norway throughout its seven weeks. He faces 39 charges…
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Kanye West LOSES civil case over $57m house
Controversial US rapper Kanye West - now known as Ye - has been ordered to pay $140,000 to a man he hired to renovate his $57m Malibu mansion. Handyman Tony…