Russell Brand’s Instagram Account Removed By Meta After Rape Conviction

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Russell Brand, who was convicted of rape last week in London, posted on X Wednesday that his Instagram account has been removed by Meta.

Brand posted a screenshot reading, “We disabled your account. Our technology found your account, or your activity on it, doesn’t follow our rules.”

“We suspended your page. This is because Russell Brand goes against our community standards,” reads the screenshot from Brand’s now-removed Instagram profile page.

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The British comedian was sentenced Monday to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Brand’s X page, with 10 million followers, is still active. “There never was a Russell Brand, according to @Meta. Thank God for @elonmusk. Stay tuned,” he wrote on X Wednesday.

Brand’s account was taken down because it “violates our policies,” a Meta spokesperson confirmed to TMZ.

After Brand’s comedy and movie appearances tapered off, he started a YouTube channel which during the COVID pandemic became increasingly right-wing and full of conspiracy theories.

He was accused of sexual misconduct multiple times before finally being charged in 2025. In 2023, YouTube suspended monetization of his account.

Judge Joel Bennathan began his sentencing remarks Monday by saying, “About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever and, in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.”

“No doubt your companions thought it was outrageous laddish behavior that only you could get away with: It was outrageous and possibly laddish, but also a criminal sexual offense, and as it turns out you haven’t got away with it,” the judge noted.

London’s Metropolitan Police said that Brand is being investigated on further allegations of rape from two other women.