@thetimes: Who is Laura Brand, the loyal wife who defended Russell Brand in court? Of all the people who knew Russell Brand during his wild years, his wife of nine years, Laura, was the only one willing to provide character evidence at Southwark crown court, where the comic was found guilty of rape and three charges of sexual assault. Taking the stand, she described her husband as caring, kind, and a "wonderful father." However, to make her case, she had to endure detailing their private history to the world’s media, including descriptions of their early sex life and his infidelity. Formerly known as Laura Gallacher, she first met Brand in 2006 when she was a 19-year-old art student and he was 31. She told the jury that despite his womanising reputation at the height of his fame, she felt "entirely cared for and looked after" by him. #russellbrand #jury #evidence #trial #wife

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