VIEWER WHO WROTE IN TO SAY ‘THAT’S MY RAPIST’
Comic Sara on celeb assault claim
COMEDIAN Sara Pascoe has revealed she reported a male celebrity to telly bosses after a viewer told her: “That’s my rapist”.
Sara, 41, said she had been contacted by a fan after appearing on a TV show with the man, who she did not name.
Speaking on Amazon Prime series Backstage With Katherine Ryan, she said: “Have you ever done a job and then someone’s contacted you and said: ‘That’s my rapist’? I had it on a job recently where I’ve had to go to the channel and it’s that whole thing because you feel such a sense of responsibility but you also want it to be dealt with well… It’s complicated.”
On the same show Canadian Katherine, 38, revealed that she confronted a colleague on a popular show and accused him of being a sexual predator.
Katherine, who has appeared on panel shows such as Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You, admitted she wasn’t sure what she should have done at the time.
She said: “I’ve done a show with a person who I and you believe is a predator. What am I supposed to do?
“I’ve thought about that, but it’s such a messy thing because I don’t have proof – what, am I not supposed to feed my children because of someone else?”
Sara responded: “Also in that instance that you’re referencing it was about raising it.” Katherine replied: “I raised it.
“I called him a predator to his face and in front of everyone every day.”
The series, out this week, also features Katherine interviewing Sue Perkins, Joel Dommett, Rob Beckett and Jimmy Carr.
Her claims follow other allegations made by celebs about sexual predators.