‘SEX, LIES AND THE FALL OF RUSSELL BRAND’ INVESTIGATES THE BRITISH ACTOR AND COMEDIAN’S FALL FROM GRACE, NEW ALLEGATIONS AND HIS CONVICTION, NOW STREAMING ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

FRIDAY, NOV. 13
IMPACT x Nightline: “Sex, Lies, and the Fall of Russell Brand” (504)
Logline: Russell Brand’s fate was just decided by a U.K. court. His raunchy act made him a star, but was he a predator hiding in plain sight? Inside the latest case.

Now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

Extended Logline:
British comedian and actor Russell Brand was just sentenced to 10 ½ years in prison by a U.K. court in a stunning fall from grace. His raunchy act made him a Hollywood giant, but his rising star imploded after multiple women accused the British bad-lad of sexual abuse. Now, a U.K. court has found the comedian-turned-conservative podcaster guilty of rape and sex assault. Featuring new interviews and rarely seen home videos and photos from Brand’s early days in the British entertainment scene, “IMPACT x Nightline” takes an inside look at the sentencing, the fresh allegations and the new investigation underway.

The Inside Scoop:

• “IMPACT x Nightline: Sex, Lies and the Fall of Russell Brand” is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
• The episode features new interviews, including with Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, BBC journalist and host of the podcast “Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial,” as well as Charlotte Wace, investigations correspondent, and James Coney, news projects editor, at The Times, who were part of the collaborative team between The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 that first reported allegations against Brand.
• Additional interviews featured in the episode include the following:
  • Mark Pinheiro, former roommate of Russell Brand, who served as a witness on trial
  • Juju Chang, co-anchor, “Nightline”
  • Sunny Hostin, co-host, “The View,” and former prosecutor

Now in its fifth season, ABC News Studios’ award-winning streaming newsmagazine “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates the topics dominating American culture, stories in the zeitgeist and conversations around the globe. Eman Varoqua is executive producer.

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