Russell Brand’s Instagram and Facebook accounts were deactivated just days after he received a 10-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault.
Screenshots of his inactive Meta accounts were posted on the disgraced comedian’s X account Wednesday.
“There never was a Russell Brand, according to @Meta,” a message posted alongside the screenshots read.
A notice from Instagram read, “We disabled your account … Your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow our community standards.”
Additionally, a Facebook notice informed Brand that his profile was suspended for going against community standards.
“Thank God for @elonmusk,” the statement shared via Brand’s X account continued, referring to the platform’s billionaire owner, who has kept his profile active. “Stay tuned.”
Musk previously defended Brand and called his sentencing “unjust.”
Brand, 51, first appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court for a nearly four-week trial on Oct. 12, where several victims spoke out about the traumatic interactions with the actor.
One victim claimed she was anally raped by Brand at his London home in 2009 after they crossed paths at his Hammersmith Apollo comedy show in London.
The woman told the jury how she and the comedian initially had consensual sex before he forced himself on her and refused to stop when asked.
Three other women recalled how the “Get Him to the Greek” star assaulted them by touching them inappropriately, in separate interactions between 2004 and 2008.
Brand’s wife, Laura, was in attendance throughout the trial, including when he was found guiltyof three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape on Nov. 5.
The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
He was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Nov. 9 and is temporarily stationed at HMP Wandsworth in London.
Page Six was told by Kally Sahota, senior solicitor and director of Sahota & Sahota Solicitors, that Brand would remain at the London-based prison for “the next few weeks” and would be transferred to another facility that meets “security, safety and rehabilitation needs.”
Sahota explained that Brand’s wife and their three kids could visit him up to three times per week, with visits lasting no longer than two-and-a-half hours.
Additionally, Brand will only be granted one hour outside of his cell, Sahota said.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
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