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On Monday, Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

And it seems that the disgraced comic is reportedly having a miserable time behind bars, with new reports claiming the convicted rapist is too frightened to leave his cell as fellow prisoners target him.

According to The Blast, Brand is facing a frightening new reality, with inmates allegedly subjecting him to relentless taunts.

The outlet reports that other prisoners view the disgraced comedian as a “high-end target,” and that he is allegedly avoiding leaving his cell as a result.

Page Six paints a similar picture, reporting that Brand has been left “cowering in fear” while inmates taunt him with a vulgar chant.

Reports also claim that the conditions he is living in are grim. Brand is reportedly housed in “vermin-infested” surroundings alongside violent inmates, and prisoners are said to be subjected to drug searches.

Sources claim the taunts and the harsh surroundings have left Brand keeping to his cell as much as he can.

It’s a dramatic fall for a man who was once a fixture on British television and in Hollywood comedies.

Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday, November 5, after a four-week trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court.

The same jury acquitted him of two additional counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.

His bail was denied following the verdict, which meant Brand went straight into custody while he awaited his punishment.

The convictions involved four different women, and the offenses took place between 2004 and 2009.

During sentencing, Mr. Justice Bennathan addressed Brand directly, noting that many people had once considered him funny and charismatic.

“You had also become a sexual predator,” the judge told him.

The judge also said that Brand’s fame had protected him until the allegations against him became public in 2023.

One of the most disturbing parts of the case involved the woman Brand was convicted of raping at his Hampstead home in 2009. According to the judge, the encounter began as consensual sex before Brand removed a condom without her consent and raped her.

The judge described the lasting impact on the woman, including her later struggles with alcohol. She reportedly spent months afraid that she might have contracted HIV.

Another victim was sexually assaulted while working on a project for Channel 4. The judge recalled Brand making crude sexual comments about her afterward in front of two male colleagues.

Before the sentence was handed down, Kirsty Brimelow, chair of the Bar Council, had predicted that Brand would likely face “between six and nine years” in prison, though a life sentence was technically possible.

The final sentence landed above that estimate, putting Brand behind bars into the 2030s.

Not everyone accepted the outcome. Elon Musk publicly called the sentence “unjust,” weighing in before the judge had even issued it.

Brand’s supporters had also begun circulating conspiracy theories online about the case, including a graphic that compared his potential sentence with that of another convicted rapist.

His legal troubles may not be over, either. There are ongoing cases, and as investigators continue to gather evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service, Brand could face further trials in the future.

For now, he is serving his sentence amid reports that life inside has been anything but comfortable.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.