Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults

​British comedian ​and actor Russell ‌Brand was ​found guilty in a London court ‌on Thursday of rape and sexual assault and told he faces jail.

Brand, once ‌one of Britain's most high-profile ‌broadcasters and the former husband of US singer Katy Perry, had denied the accusations, saying ⁠the ​incidents ⁠had either been consensual, reinvented or re-imagined. Prosecutors had ⁠described the 51-year-old, who starred in the ​films "Get Him to the Greek" and "Arthur", ⁠as a ruthless, sexual predator.

He was convicted ⁠at ​London's Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three ⁠sexual assaults. He was acquitted of ⁠two other ⁠rapes and an attempted indecent assault.