Russell Brand Fined for Speeding Offenses

Actor Russell Brand has been fined £3,457 after pleading guilty to multiple speeding offenses, including driving at 95mph on the M4 and 37mph in a 30mph zone. He received a total of eight penalty points, bringing his license total to 11, leaving him one point shy of an automatic driving ban. Brand did not attend the court hearing, where District Judge Arvind Sharma issued the fines and penalty points. Separately, he is under investigation for allegations of sexual crimes made by multiple women, following a joint investigation by major news outlets revealing claims of sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied these allegations, asserting that all his sexual relationships were consensual. The police investigation remains ongoing as the Crown Prosecution Service reviews the evidence.