Andrew Sachs's granddaughter Georgina Baillie urges Russell Brand to make amends after conviction
The gist
Actor Georgina Baillie said "justice has been served" after a jury found Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault.
She links the 2008 Sachsgate scandal to her addiction and wants Brand to own the harm.
How it unfolded
- 2008Brand and Jonathan Ross left lewd messages about Baillie on her grandfather Andrew Sachs's answering machine during a live BBC Radio 2 broadcast.
- 2008The incident drew political criticism and a record number of BBC complaints; Brand resigned and Ross was suspended for three months, and Ofcom fined the BBC £150,000.
- 2016Baillie saw her grandfather one final time to apologise for the scandal, shortly before he died aged 86.
Key terms
- Sachsgate
- A 2008 UK controversy over prank calls that Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left on actor Andrew Sachs's answering machine for a BBC radio show.
- Southwark Crown Court
- A Crown Court venue in London that hears serious criminal cases within the English court system.
- Metropolitan Police
- The territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London.
Source: Wikipedia