Meta disables Russell Brand's social media accounts after rape conviction

Meta has disabled the social media accounts of Russell Brand, the 51-year-old entertainer sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison. Brand wrote on X on Wednesday that his Instagram account had been removed, posting a screenshot stating that the account was disabled because the company's technology had found something. Other accounts are also affected.

Brand was convicted of rape last week in London and sentenced for rape and sexual assault.

A London museum of curiosities has removed Brand's pubic hair from display following the conviction. Viktor Wynd, the collector behind the museum, said he has no desire to hear Brand's name again.

Some reports focus on the account removal, others on the museum's decision. Both follow the conviction and sentencing in London.