Convicted rapist Russell Brand issues message from prison via wife Laura in pre-recorded YouTube episode
The convicted rapist’s message was shared by his wife in an hour-long YouTube video.
Russell Brand has issued a message from behind bars, maintaining his innocence.
On Sunday, wife Laura Brand posted a video to the convicted rapist’s YouTube Channel for their weekly series, Sunday Service with the Brands.
The 39-year-old said she would “continue the good work” despite her husband being sentenced to a decade in prison, as agreed to by Russell.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“It may look different but the ambitions are very much the same and we trust God, we trust his plan, and we trust everything he’s doing right now; even though it’s painful and will obviously take some getting used to for me to even sit here and not have my companion, my person, with me,” she said.
Laura said she had been in touch with Russell and and he was “OK”.
The pair recorded an episode of their series during the course of the trial, which had been held and was finally published on Sunday.
In the one hour and four-minute show, Russell donned a leopard print robe with his hair in a top-knot, and a blue butterfly image was plastered to his forehead.
Russell thanked his supporters and their prayers before going into a rant about the coverage of his trial in the mainstream media, which he likened to a football match.
The Brands talked about schooling and the religious decline in the education system.
“We don’t allow our kids to go into the system,” Russell said.
“It’s a deep-held belief that the system is controlled by evil forces.”
He said he didn’t want his kids on a “conveyor belt” because he felt the culture was problematic and prescribed.
“This is a culture that has a flexible and plastic morality because it needs to use it as a net to control, not because it’s an absolving balm with which to heal, which God offers you,” Russell said.
“This culture is the enemy, it is the empire, it will not help you, it cannot help you,” he continued.
After reading bible passages, the topic moved to the controlling nature of the government, who he suggested would soon have “absolute control”.
After the pre-recorded episode, Laura read a message sent from Russell behind bars.
“As you know, I’m not guilty for the offences I have been jailed for so something strange is happening,” she read.
He said he was in the “biggest sex offender prison in Europe”.
“And as for my fellow prisoners, I now know that I am in no position to judge anyone,” she continued.
“I don’t know which other men here are not guilty.”
The video entered with Laura reading a bunch of comments from her husband’s supporters.
It comes less than a week since Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months behind bars after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on November 5.
The offences occurred between 2004 and 2009, involving four women.
Laura, who married Russell in 2017, stood by her husband for the duration of the trial.
The pair share three children, Herby, Mabel, and Peggy.
If you or someone you know needs help, contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), or Sexual Assault Counselling Australia on 1800 211 028, the WA Sexual Assault Resource Centre on 6458 1828 or 1800 199 888 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
