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A court sketch had captured the emotional moment Russell Brand said goodbye to his wife, Laura Gallacher, as he was led away to begin his prison sentence.
Laura, 39, appeared devastated in the public gallery as Brand was sentenced. As he was led from the dock, he mouthed the words: “I love you” and “we’ll be OK” to his wife.
She was heard saying “Oh God” as her husband was brought into court. Before the hearing began, Brand had reassured her: “It’ll be OK. I don’t know how, but it will.”
A second sketch showed a distraught-looking Laura leaning against the dock as Brand stood to hear his sentence.