Nov 8, 2026 · 40 min · 12 segments
Russell Brand is now facing serious prison time, and Mark Geragos has plenty to unpack. Geragos and Los Angeles Magazine's Lauren Conlin discuss the case, the accusations, the courtroom developments…
Mark GeragosHost
Lauren ConlinGuest
And there is a case which was not televised, which did not happen in the United States, but seems to have intrigued people, myself and I think you included, which is Russell Brand, who At one point years ago was probably one of the had blown up in one of the biggest stars in the world, both comedian, actor and and whatever, and was just convicted and remanded into custody last week as we do this.
And apparently, if you believe the reports that are coming out, he's at Wandsworth, I think, holding facility or jail.
verbal abuse, no physical abuse yet, but these other inmates are heavily verbally abusing him.
However, the reports from people in the courtroom are astonishing for a lot of reasons.
Yes, and I think we should also kind of start backwards a bit and say that this investigation, the criminal investigation, kind of kick-started with that 2023 Channel 4 documentary.
As so often happens these days, documentaries end up setting the table, and video ends up setting the table for prosecutors.
For those who want to swing and say, oh, it's always horrible, I always point to my personal experience with the Menendez brothers where documentaries actually were helpful.
Serial and to make a murderer and to there's there's examples on both sides of this.
And there is a case which was not televised, which did not happen in the United States, but seems to have intrigued people, myself and I think you included, which is Russell Brand, who At one point years ago was probably one of the had blown up in one of the biggest stars in the world, both comedian, actor and and whatever, and was just convicted and remanded into custody last week as we do this.
And apparently, if you believe the reports that are coming out, he's at Wandsworth, I think, holding facility or jail.
verbal abuse, no physical abuse yet, but these other inmates are heavily verbally abusing him.
However, the reports from people in the courtroom are astonishing for a lot of reasons.
Yes, and I think we should also kind of start backwards a bit and say that this investigation, the criminal investigation, kind of kick-started with that 2023 Channel 4 documentary.
As so often happens these days, documentaries end up setting the table, and video ends up setting the table for prosecutors.
For those who want to swing and say, oh, it's always horrible, I always point to my personal experience with the Menendez brothers where documentaries actually were helpful.
Serial and to make a murderer and to there's there's examples on both sides of this.
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