Russell Brand and wife Laura hold hands as they leave his sexual assault trial in London

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Russell Brand held hands with his wife Laura Gallacher as he left court today. She has made the journey from Florida, where the couple moved with their family in late 2024 after leaving their home in rural Oxfordshire. "I don’t live in the United Kingdom anymore because I personally have experienced how the media, government and judiciary, if you suddenly become an inconvenience, will find ways to attack and shut you down," he said of their decision to move.