Russell Brand begs jurors for 'forgiveness' in rape trial as he says he dedicated his life to 'beyond reckless philandering'

The 51-year-old comedian said it was 'wrong' that he had used his celebrity to 'facilitate sexual access', saying I 'dedicated a lot of my life to what seems now beyond reckless philandering and idiocy.'

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