Convicted rapist Russell Brand previously joked about snogging Meghan Markle during a 2018 appearance on ITV's Loose Women, before Meghan married Prince Harry. The disgraced actor and comedian was jailed for rape and sexual assault today (November 9).
Claim Made on Loose Women
During the interview, one of the hosts asked: "Is it true that you've snogged Meghan Markle?" Brand answered: "As a matter of fact, it is," prompting a lively response from the in-studio audience.
Brand claimed the kiss happened on the set of the film Get Him To The Greek, in which he starred. According to Meghan's IMDB page, she had a role in the film, but it did not end up making it to the finished version that appeared on screen.
Details of the Encounter
Brand said: "But let me say, before we get carried away. She was in a film that I was in, Get Him to the Greek; it was a good film." He went on to reveal that at the time he had no idea who Meghan was as she wasn't "married to a royal person", reports the Express.
He continued: "I don't remember the film that much; I think I planted one on her in the scene." Brand stated it was a "scripted" scene, adding: "I only know this because I think I saw a clip of it somewhere. Meghan Markle, there we go."
Conviction and Sentence
Meghan never responded to Brand's claims back in 2018. Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault across his showbiz career. He was today sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison.
Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting an MTV worker in a Soho bar in 2004, of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after encountering her in a corridor in 2005, and of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009, and of raping a young fan he met after one of his Hammersmith Apollo shows in 2009.
He was found not guilty of orally raping the MTV worker, and found not guilty of trying to drag another MTV worker into a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001. Brand stood in the dock with his eyes closed as the verdict was handed down. He is also under investigation for two more alleged rapes, and police have said that more victims could still come forward.
