Court sketch of Russell Brand in the dock at Southwark Crown Court on 28 October Image source, Julia Quenzler
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Brand's stillness was striking in the dock

BySima KotechaSenior UK correspondent
  • Published23 minutes ago

This was not the Russell Brand most people will remember from the height of his noughties TV and comedy fame.

The flamboyant character with big gestures and provocative one-liners was not the man we saw in the courtroom.

During his rape trial, Brand mostly sat impassively in the dock, staring straight ahead. His stillness was striking. His face betrayed no visible emotion or reaction as the string of allegations against him were outlined in detail over several days.