# Rosie O’Donnell rips Megyn Kelly over reaction to Russell Brand’s 10-year prison sentence

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rosie-odonnell-rips-megyn-kelly-over-reaction-to-russell-brands-10-year-prison-sentence/
- Published: 2026-11-11T21:32:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:36:36+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/11/celebrity-news/rosie-odonnell-rips-megyn-kelly-over-reaction-to-russell-brands-10-year-prison-sentence/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- O’Donnell lashed out at Kelly over her comments on Brand’s sentence.
- Brand received a prison sentence after convictions for rape and sexual assault.
- Kelly called the punishment an outrage and alleged a double standard.

## Summary

Rosie O’Donnell criticised Megyn Kelly after Kelly called Russell Brand’s prison sentence an outrage and argued it was disproportionate. The exchange renewed a public feud between the two commentators and drew attention to their sharply different views of the convictions and sentence.

Brand was sentenced in London after a month-long trial for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, for offences committed between 1999 and 2009. Kelly questioned the sentence, referring to it as ten and a half years, and compared it with her claims about UK policies on other sexual offenders. Brand, 51, is being held at HMP Wandsworth, where a 2024 monitoring report cited overcrowding, shortages of clothing, vermin and high temperatures.

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