Russell Brand’s Instagram and Facebook accounts have been deactivated just days after his rape conviction.
The disgraced comedian, 51, lost access to his Meta platforms this week while his X profile remains active and under his control. Screenshots of the disabled accounts were posted to his X account on Wednesday, showing notices from both Instagram and Facebook citing violations of community standards.
“There never was a Russell Brand, according to @Meta,” the message posted alongside the screenshots read.
A notice from Instagram stated, “We disabled your account … Your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow our community standards.” Additionally, a Facebook notice informed Brand that his profile was suspended for going against community standards.
“Thank God for @elonmusk,” the statement shared via Brand’s X account continued, referring to the platform’s billionaire owner. “Stay tuned.”
Musk previously defended Brand and called his sentencing “unjust.”
Brand first appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court for a nearly four-week trial on Oct. 12, where several victims spoke out about traumatic interactions with the actor. One victim claimed she was anally raped by Brand at his London home in 2009 after they crossed paths at his Hammersmith Apollo comedy show in London. The woman told the jury how she and the comedian initially had consensual sex before he forced himself on her and refused to stop when asked.
Three other women recalled how the “Get Him to the Greek” star assaulted them by touching them inappropriately, in separate interactions between 2004 and 2008.
Brand’s wife, Laura, was in attendance throughout the trial, including when he was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape on Nov. 5. The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
He was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Nov. 9 and is temporarily stationed at HMP Wandsworth in London.
Kally Sahota, senior solicitor and director of Sahota & Sahota Solicitors, said that Brand would remain at the London-based prison for “the next few weeks” and would be transferred to another facility that meets “security, safety and rehabilitation needs.”
Sahota explained that Brand’s wife and their three kids could visit him up to three times per week, with visits lasting no longer than two-and-a-half hours. Additionally, Brand will only be granted one hour outside of his cell, Sahota said.
The social media deactivation marks another consequence for Brand following his conviction, even as his X account continues to post messages thanking Musk for keeping the platform available to him.
Brand is expected to be transferred from HMP Wandsworth to another prison facility in the coming weeks.