Musk Calls Brand Sentence Unjust Before 10-Year Term

Elon Musk called Russell Brand’s expected punishment “Unjust” before a judge sentenced the comedian to 10 years and six months in prison on November 9, 2026, for rape and sexual assault convictions involving four women.

Musk posted the one-word response on X after former British politician Andrew Bridgen shared a graphic comparing Brand’s case with that of Sajid Mahmood Khan. Bridgen asked whether Brand would face “two tier justice” at sentencing. Musk did not explain his comment or identify which aspects of the cases he considered unfair.

Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court on November 5 of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The offences involved four women and took place between 2004 and 2009, according to reporting on the case. Brand was acquitted of two further rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault, and had denied the charges.

Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced Brand to nine years for rape and an additional 18 months for sexual assaults. The sexual assault terms run concurrently with one another but consecutively to the rape sentence, producing the total term of 10 years and six months. Brand will also remain on the sex offenders...