Russell Brand's Meta Accounts Disabled Following Prison Sentence for Rape and Sexual Assault
Meta has disabled Russell Brand's social media accounts following his conviction and 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for sexual offenses.
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Key points
- Meta disabled Russell Brand's Instagram and Facebook accounts following his criminal conviction.
- Brand was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for rape and sexual assault offenses committed between 2004 and 2009.
- His X account remains active, where a post acknowledged the Meta restriction.
Meta has disabled the social media accounts of Russell Brand across platforms including Instagram and Facebook. The action follows the 51-year-old former entertainer's sentencing this week to ten and a half years in prison after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women between 2004 and 2009. Brand is expected to serve seven years behind bars before being eligible for release on licence.
For fans and followers tracking the fallout, the digital shutdown marks a significant restriction of the entertainer's online footprint. Brand's account on X, formerly Twitter, remains active, where a post on Thursday evening acknowledged the Meta ban and thanked X owner Elon Musk.
Meta's community standards dictate that accounts belonging to convicted sex offenders are restricted or removed to maintain platform safety. Previously, in 2023, YouTube suspended monetization on Brand's channels following media investigations into his behavior.
Source BBC Entertainment — bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckedq1dxwylxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss ↗
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