Russell Brand's barrister has referred himself to the standards watchdog after a verbal altercation with a journalist outside court after the verdict.
Brand spent the night behind bars on Thursday after being found guilty of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three women at the height of his showbiz career.
In fraught scenes outside the courtroom, Ian Winter KC, reportedly launched into a tirade against a Sunday Times journalist who had worked on a joint 2023 investigation with Channel 4 Dispatches and The Times accusing the comedian of sexual misconduct
