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Noel Fielding addressed his relationship with disgraced actor Russell Brand. Jo Hale/Getty Images In his first statement since Russell Brand was sentenced to over 10 years in prison earlier this week following his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges, Noel Fielding addressed his relationship with the disgraced actor.
“I was horrified and deeply disturbed to learn of Russell Brand’s crimes, which I was completely unaware of until they became public knowledge,” Fielding said in a statement to The Sun. “My thoughts are with the women whose courage brought him to justice.”
Fielding said that although he appeared numerous times on television, radio, and live charity shows alongside Brand and “played it up for the cameras and in the media,” he “considered it a professional relationship, rather than a personal one.” The Great British Bake Off presenter added, “I have had no contact with him for many years.”
Following Brand’s conviction, a clip of Fielding joking about rape on Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year resurfaced. In the 2007 episode, host Jimmy Carr invites Rob Brydon, David Mitchell, Jonathan Ross, Fielding, and Brand to the show alongside singer Lily Allen, the only woman on the panel. Ross describes her as a “sexually attractive young lady” and cautions that she has been placed next to “two of the best known cocksmen of the business,” referring to Brand and Fielding. As the shot cuts to Fielding and Brand, Fielding replies: “How dare you? We’re not rapists.”
In his statement to The Sun, Fielding said, “Looking back at some of the jokes I made alongside him I was appalled. They were horrible and inappropriate, and I very much regret them.”
