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Alex Marshall / New York Times:

Russell Brand Is Found Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assault  —  The judge in London said the popular conspiratorial YouTuber and former movie star would be sentenced to “significant custodial time.”  —  Russell Brand, the popular conspiracy-minded YouTuber who first found fame as a comedy and acting star …

Jake Kanter / Deadline:

Russell Brand Trial: Katy Perry Omitted By Prosecutors … Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, with two of the offenses taking place in 2009, a year before Brand and Perry married.  —  The prosecution planned to mention Perry in its opening argument …

Salon:

Goodbye from Salon  —  It has been an extraordinary privilege.  —  Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication.  —  It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people.  Salon was never just a website.

GQ:

Matt Damon on the Oscars, Tarantino, and the Roles That Got Away  —  Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey put him back at the apex of the A-list, but the 56-year-old actor still remembers when the phone stopped ringing in the 2000s.  “There are no sure things, man,” he says.

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