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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Nintendo of America’s VP, Player & Product Experience Bill Trinen sells the first The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time game to Jean-Baptiste B., following the game’s launch at the Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO store in Union Square. The newly reborn version of Link’s classic adventure for the Nintendo Switch 2 system features completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes with expanded dialogue, full symphonic orchestral music and more.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, families celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system at the Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO store in Union Square. The newly reborn version of Link’s classic adventure features completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes with expanded dialogue, full symphonic orchestral music and more.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, an excited fan takes a photo after purchasing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system during a launch event at the Nintendo NEW YORK store in Rockefeller Plaza. The newly reborn version of Link’s classic adventure features completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes with expanded dialogue, full symphonic orchestral music and more.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Nintendo of America President Devon Pritchard sells the first The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time game to an excited fan following the game’s midnight launch at the Nintendo NEW YORK store in Rockefeller Plaza. The newly reborn version of Link’s classic adventure for the Nintendo Switch 2 system features completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes with expanded dialogue, full symphonic orchestral music and more.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans line up to be among the first to buy The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2 system during a launch event at the Nintendo NEW YORK store in Rockefeller Plaza. The newly reborn version of Link’s classic adventure features completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes with expanded dialogue, full symphonic orchestral music and more.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, multi-award-winning musician Jon Batiste celebrates the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2 system during a launch event at the Nintendo NEW YORK store in Rockefeller Plaza. The newly reborn version of Link’s classic adventure features completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes with expanded dialogue, full symphonic orchestral music and more.

LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of rape and sexual assault charges involving four women on allegations dating back more than 20 years.

Judge Joel Bennathan said the British actor-comedian faces a “significant” prison term when he is sentenced Monday. Brand had been free, but the judge rejected a bail request because of the possibility he might flee and he was taken into custody.

“I regret the hardship caused to the children, of course,” the judge said. “But the hardship has been caused by serious criminal offending by their father.”

Brand was a ruthless, calculating, manipulative “sexual predator," prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones said at trial.

Brand, 51, denied the charges and testified that he was obsessed with sex as a young man and once led a promiscuous life but had never forced anyone to do something against their will.

He was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was acquitted of two rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault.

Brand closed his eyes as the guilty verdict on the rape count was read but showed no emotion otherwise. When bail was denied, he gestured to his lawyers that he was OK and repeatedly said, “I’m good, I’m good, I’m good," before being taken away.

Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of London’s Metropolitan Police said the conviction was “a testament to the extraordinary courage, resilience and determination of the women who came forward and reported what happened to them.”

“Brand used his influence, status and fame to exploit and sexually offend against women,” he said. “As his profile grew, so too did his sense of entitlement.”

The jury of eight men and four women in Southwark Crown Court deliberated more than eight hours over two days.

Known for risqué stand-up routines and battles with drugs and alcohol, Brand rose to prominence in the early 2000s, hosting television programs and his own BBC radio show. He appeared in Hollywood films including “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek” and was briefly married to pop star Katy Perry.

In recent years he has moved away from mainstream media, relocated to Florida and built a large online following with videos mixing wellness, conspiracy theories and discussions of his religious devotion.

Brand was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman during a birthday party at a London bar in 2004, but cleared of orally raping her in a restroom.

He was also found guilty of kissing and groping another woman at a London radio station in 2004 or 2005 and of anally raping a fan he met backstage at one of his comedy shows in 2009.

The final conviction was for sexually assaulting a different woman who says the comedian demanded a massage and pressed his face into her groin during the recording of an advertisement in 2009.

Brand was acquitted of raping another woman in a hotel room during the Labour Party’s annual conference in the seaside town of Bournemouth in 1999, and of attempting to indecently assault a woman by dragging her into the men’s bathroom at the London office of music channel MTV.

The Associated Press doesn’t name victims of alleged sexual violence, and British law protects their identities from the media for life.

Brand said in the witness box that the criminal case had a devastating impact on his life and family.

“My entire life has been consumed by these events, these allegations, these accusations,” he said.

Brand’s lawyers argued that the alleged victims were undermined by the fact that they only went to police years after the alleged assaults and following the broadcast of a 2023 documentary that contained anonymous allegations against Brand.

Brand testified that friends and colleagues had abandoned him.

His wife, Laura, who accompanied him to court, testified as a character witness in his defense, but no one with relevant evidence was willing to give evidence on his behalf, Brand said.

FILE - Comedian and actor Russell Brand is reflected in a car window as he leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Comedian and actor Russell Brand, accompanied by his wife Laura Brand, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Comedian and actor Russell Brand, accompanied by his wife Laura Brand, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women.(AP Photo/Thomas Krych)