London museum removes Russell Brand hair exhibit after rape conviction
London museum removes Russell Brand hair exhibit after rape conviction
Collector Viktor Wynd has removed a display described as containing Russell Brand’s pubic hair from the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and UnNatural History in Hackney, London, following Brand’s rape conviction.
Collector Viktor Wynd has removed a display described as containing Russell Brand’s pubic hair from the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and UnNatural History in Hackney, London, following Brand’s rape conviction. Wynd said he took the item off display soon after Brand was sentenced and no longer wanted it in the museum. The material had reportedly been donated by a woman who said she shaved Brand at a salon, although its authenticity has not been independently verified.
The display had been held by the museum for more than a decade. Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. The item is no longer available for public viewing.
(V.Sørensen--DTZ)
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