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Meta disabled Russell Brand's Instagram account days after he was convicted of rape in London, Brand said in a post on X on Wednesday. A screenshot he shared said the account was disabled because it did not follow the platform's rules. A Meta spokesperson told TMZ the account was taken down because it violates the company's policies, and TMZ reported that Meta cited its Account Integrity policy on off-platform activity that can lead to harm, which it said covers accounts owned by convicted sex offenders. Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault and sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. TMZ reported it was unclear who had posted on Brand's behalf. Separately, a London museum removed a display of his pubic hair after the conviction. Brand's X account remained active at the time of the reports, and Variety reported that he posted on X that his Instagram had been removed. The reports did not say when the Instagram account was disabled.