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Russell Brand donated £3,000 to a rape charity months after attacking 21-year-old victim at his mansion

Stuff (New Zealand) and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The disgraced comedian, 51, was on Monday jailed for more than 10 years after being convicted of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
The headline split The left frames it as "Russell Brand’s pubic hair removed from London museum after rape conviction". The right frames it as "Russell Brand donated £3,000 to a rape charity months after attacking 21-year-old victim...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftRussell Brand’s pubic hair removed from London museum after rape conviction

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightRussell Brand donated £3,000 to a rape charity months after attacking 21-year-old victim at his mansion

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Daily MailNews report · Nov 11, 10:59 PM

Russell Brand donated £3,000 to a rape charity months after attacking 21-year-old victim at his mansion

The disgraced comedian, 51, was on Monday jailed for more than 10 years after being convicted of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 11, 10:53 PM

Russell Brand’s pubic hair removed from London museum after rape conviction

Even a museum famous for its macabre and unusual exhibits has drawn the line, removing a piece of memorabilia allegedly belonging to the disgraced comedian.

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Details69/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
69/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Nov 11, 10:53 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 10:59 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.