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Russell Brand conviction prompts inquiry call on Jeremy Vine

Jake Berry argues for independent scrutiny of the entertainment industry, while journalist Katie Glass revisits her interview with Brand.

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Russell Brand: Why Wasn't He Stopped Sooner? | Jeremy Vine

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1:03Narinder Kaur recognises the courage of the women who testified against Brand.
2:30Jake Berry calls for an inquiry into systemic failures around abusive figures in entertainment.
6:14Katie Glass recalls challenging Brand during a 2017 interview over his objectifying language about women.
14:35Joshua Rozenberg discusses sentencing guidelines and estimates a possible term of around ten years.
21:37Caller Sarah argues that broadcasters and production companies should face scrutiny beyond their own internal investigations.

Sir Jake Berry wants the questions to reach beyond Russell Brand himself. On Jeremy Vine, the former Conservative MP calls for a government-led, Leveson-style inquiry into how the entertainment industry handles abusive behaviour by powerful celebrities.

The discussion follows Brand's conviction for rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court. The programme reports that he was cleared of two further rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault. He is in custody awaiting sentencing.

The segment has drawn about 31,000 views in its first 18 hours, an unusually large audience for Jeremy Vine & Daytime on 5. Its pace is roughly twenty times the channel's usual first-day start for regular videos.

Writer and journalist Katie Glass brings the discussion back to her 2017 interview with Brand about his book Recovery. She recalls challenging him over the way he spoke about women, treating them as numbers rather than people. Glass and panellist Narinder Kaur examine a media culture that objectified women and normalised behaviour they say should have prompted scrutiny.

Berry's proposed inquiry gives the programme's title, "Russell Brand: Why Wasn't He Stopped Sooner? | Jeremy Vine", a specific institutional question: who should examine the decisions made around a valuable celebrity? Caller Sarah argues that broadcasters and production companies should not be left to investigate themselves.

Legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg also explains the possible sentencing outcome, estimating a term in the region of ten years. That is his assessment, not a sentence already handed down; Brand is due back in court on Monday.

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