Russell Brand’s wife says he is ‘okay’ and praying after 10-year sentence; he likened trial coverage to a football match
Laura Gallacher has spoken publicly about Russell Brand’s prison sentence after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault at a London criminal trial earlier this month and given 10 years and six months. In a YouTube video posted Sunday she addressed the conviction, then the couple continued with a pre-recorded episode of their “Sunday Service with the Brands” series that includes Brand.
Gallacher said they trust God and his plan “even though it’s painful,” and that it will take getting used to sitting without her companion beside her. She said she is speaking to Brand, that he is okay, and that he is praying.
The episode itself was filmed during the trial. Brand said they do not really follow coverage, but someone showed him reports from people who were broadly supportive, and he contrasted that with how the case is treated in the mainstream media. He said it is “amazing to watch other people’s coverage” because they talk about it as if it were a “football match.”
Gallacher had earlier given evidence in his defence, describing him as caring and kind, an amazing husband and a wonderful father, and saying she feels “very seen by him.” She said they have an honest, frank marriage. The couple have been married since 2017 and have three children.
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