Summary
Noel Fielding said he regrets jokes he made with Russell Brand, calling some of them horrible and inappropriate. Brand was jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault; police are investigating further rape allegations against him.Key Facts
- Fielding said he was unaware of Brand’s crimes until they became public.
- Fielding said he had no contact with Brand for many years and viewed their work together as a professional relationship.
- Footage resurfaced of Fielding and Brand joking about rape on a 2007 episode of Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
- A 2007 episode of BBC Radio 2’s The Russell Brand Show included a joke about kissing and holding an underage grasshopper.
- Jonathan Ross released a statement distancing himself from the remarks and expressing support for the women who came forward.
- Brand was jailed for 10 and a half years for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
- Police said they are investigating rape allegations made by two more women; Brand has denied non-consensual sexual activity.
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