Current:Home > MyLily Allen on resurfaced rape joke made by Russell Brand: 'It makes me uncomfortable' -Ascend Finance Compass
Lily Allen on resurfaced rape joke made by Russell Brand: 'It makes me uncomfortable'
Indexbit Exchange View
Date:2025-04-11 02:17:54
Lily Allen is calling out a rape joke at her expense made by comedians Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr and Jonathan Ross.
The English singer, 38, revisited an experience on the British television program "The Big Fat Quiz of the Year" in 2007, when the joke was made.
A clip from the show has resurfaced as rape and sexual assault allegations against Brand, 48, are coming to light.
At the top of the show, Ross, 62, moved Allen away from a panel that included Brand and comedian Noel Fielding, to the "sexless zone" to protect her because she was the "only sexually attractive" person on the panel.
"And then Lily may go home with her dress still on," Ross said.
"How dare you – we're not rapists," Fielding said back.
Host Carr, 51, then asked why Fielding, 50, was wearing a cape if he "wasn't a rapist," with Fielding clarifying that it was actually a Jack the Ripper cape.
"He wasn't a rapist, he was a ..." Fielding said, before Brand jumped in: "Serial murderer."
"There's a difference. There is no direct corollary between rapes and capes, it's just a rhyme. Leave him alone," Brand said.
In an interview with the magazine Grazia UK published on Monday, Allen said the experience was "horrendous" looking back, but at the time, she went along with it.
"I laugh along with it. In retrospect, that's really horrendous," she told the outlet. "It makes me uncomfortable, but I don't think I felt that at the time because it was the culture."
USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Brand, Carr, Fielding and Ross for comment.
Accusations against Brand of rape, sexual assault and abuse continue to mount after an initial four women, who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame, came forward about their alleged interactions.
In a report published Sept. 16, The Sunday Times, The Times of London and Channel 4's "Dispatches" revealed the accusations, which included one woman alleging Brand raped her, while three others accused him of sexual assault.
Brand denied the allegations, maintaining all of his relationships have been consensual.
Russell Brand'sassault, rape allegations being investigated: What his accusers say happened
The accusations have also spurred broadcasters such as the BBC and Channel 4, where Brand was previously employed as a presenter, to launch internal investigations into his conduct.
On Nov. 14, the BBC announced that amid their investigations, two more people have come forward to complain about Brand.
Several media and police forces have made queries about Brand's conduct. London's Metropolitan Police announced on Sept. 25 that they have opened a sex crimes investigation into Brand. Thames Valley Police, another U.K. police force, is investigating Brand for harassment and stalking, they announced on Oct. 2.
Russell Brand, Katy Perryand why women are expected to comment when men are accused of abuse
veryGood! (29417)
Related
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- How to talk to children about the violence in Israel and Gaza
- The power dynamic in labor has shifted and pickets are seemingly everywhere. But for how long?
- Prominent patrol leader in NYC Orthodox Jewish community sentenced to 17 years for raping teenager
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- Morgan State University plans to build a wall around campus after shooting during homecoming week
- Dillon Brooks ejected from first preseason game with Rockets after hitting opponent in groin
- Dozens of flights are canceled after a fire rips through a parking garage at London’s Luton Airport
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- Ukraine President Zelenskyy at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight Russia
Ranking
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Unifor, GM reach deal on new contract, putting strike on hold in Canada
- 2 senior generals purged from Myanmar’s military government are sentenced to life for corruption
- Atlanta's police chief fires officer involved in church deacon Johnny Hollman Sr.'s death
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Astros on the brink of seventh straight ALCS with Game 3 win vs. Twins
- How Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets
- Female frogs fake their own death to avoid unwanted attention from males: Study
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Human remains, other evidence recovered from Titan submersible wreckage
The number of US citizens killed in the Israel-Hamas war rises to 22
New Zealand immigration hits an all-time high as movement surges following pandemic lull
The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Utah lawsuit says TikTok intentionally lures children into addictive, harmful behavior
Malaysia’s wildlife department defends its use of puppies as live bait to trap black panthers
Family Dollar issues huge recall for over-the-counter drugs, medical devices in 23 states