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Russell Brand Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault as Media Culture Faces New Scrutiny
Russell Brand was convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault, while acquittals on three other counts remain part of the record. The…
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Legal & Courts
Russell Brand Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault as Media Culture Faces New Scrutiny
Russell Brand was convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault, while acquittals on three other counts remain part…
Celebrity Arrests
Nick Nolte’s 2002 Arrest Photograph and the Tabloid Afterlife of a Mugshot
Nolte’s widely circulated booking image shows how a single photograph can dominate a celebrity’s public memory.
Celebrity Arrests
Tommy Chong’s Federal Paraphernalia Case: The Comedian Behind the Booking Photo
Chong’s 2003 prison sentence concerned a federal drug-paraphernalia conspiracy, not a simple cannabis-possession charge.
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