Current:Home > InvestLily Allen on resurfaced rape joke made by Russell Brand: 'It makes me uncomfortable' -FinanceMind
Lily Allen on resurfaced rape joke made by Russell Brand: 'It makes me uncomfortable'
View
Date:2025-04-12 10:31:37
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! (7469)
Related
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Coast Guard ends search for 3 missing Georgia boaters after scouring 94,000 square miles
- El Salvador’s President Bukele registers for 2024 reelection -- unconstitutionally, critics say
- As the ‘Hollywood of the South,’ Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Ice rinks and Kit Kats: After Tree of Life shooting, Pittsburgh forging interfaith bonds
- How the Hunger Games Prequel Costumes Connect to Katniss Everdeen
- California governor’s trip shows US-China engagement is still possible on a state level
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- 'Teen Mom 2' star Kailyn Lowry is pregnant with twins, she reveals
Ranking
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Disney says DeSantis-appointed district is dragging feet in providing documents for lawsuit
- Georgia's Fort Gordon becomes last of 9 US Army posts to be renamed
- 3 teens were shot and wounded outside a west Baltimore high school as students were arriving
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- 'Teen Mom 2' star Kailyn Lowry is pregnant with twins, she reveals
- Toyota recalls 751,000 Highlander vehicles for risk of parts falling off while driving
- China’s chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyou who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60
Recommendation
Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
This week on Sunday Morning (October 29)
Texas man identified as pilot killed when a small plane crashed in eastern Wisconsin
Eagles' signature 'tush push' is the play that NFL has no answer for
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Q&A: This scientist developed a soap that could help fight skin cancer. He's 14.
You need to know these four Diamondbacks for the 2023 World Series
J.Crew Factory’s 60% Off Sale Has Everything You Need for Your Fall-to-Winter Wardrobe