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Russell Brand charged by police over alleged driving offences

Comedian and actor charged with a series of offences

His case was initially dealt with in the notoriously secretive Single Justice Procedure where magistrates sit in private, but now appears to be heading to a hearing in open court. Brand, the former Big Brother host, has converted himself in recent years from mainstream celebrity to online conspiracy theorist and influencer, with millions of followers on YouTube. “We would respectfully request that the Single Justice take no pleas at this stage and that the cases be listed for a mention hearing so that representations can be made to the police in relation to a swift resolution of the matter”, he wrote on October 10.

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