Newspaper headlines: alleged Brand victim, 16, speaks as disgraced comedian moved to soft jail
Latter speaks publicly
Mia Latter says Russell Brand raped her when she was 16. She was one of six women whose allegations appeared in a 2023 investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.
Trial and prison transfer
The Sun on Sunday reported that Brand had been transferred to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire for his safety. A former governor called the move “flabbergasting” and described the prison as soft; the Ministry of Justice said it does not discuss individual prisoners.
Other front-page stories
Several papers also focused on Wayne Rooney’s decision to quit alcohol ahead of his appearance on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Rooney told the Sunday Mirror that stopping drinking six months earlier had improved his mental and physical health.
The Sunday Express reported on a think tank’s analysis of the possible effects of the UK rejoining the EU. Its study has not been published, and a Labour spokesperson said the figures relied on highly speculative assumptions.
Key points
- Mia Latter has waived her anonymity after alleging Brand raped her when she was 16.
- None of the six women in the 2023 investigation were complainants in Brand’s criminal trial.
- Brand received a 10-and-a-half-year sentence for rape and three sexual assaults.
- The Ministry of Justice declined to comment on Brand’s reported move to HMP Littlehey.