A court sketch of Ian Winter and Russell Brand in courtImage source, Elizabeth Cook/Press Association
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Ian Winter, left in this court sketch, reportedly verbally clashed with a reporter who had previously investigated his client

ByHelena WilkinsonNews correspondent
  • Published18 minutes ago

Russell Brand's defence barrister has referred himself to the regulator after reports that he confronted a Sunday Times journalist who was involved in a media investigation into Brand in 2023.

In a Times and Sunday Times podcast on Thursday, Rosamund Urwin said she introduced herself to Ian Winter KC outside court after verdicts were delivered.