Lily Allen is reflecting on an awful rape joke made about her years ago. In a new interview with Grazia published on Monday, the 38-year-old singer opened up about her experience in the spotlight during the “toxic media landscape” that was the early aughts.
She specifically recalled one disgusting moment — which went viral amid the sexual assault allegations against 48-year-old comedian Russell Brand — when she appeared on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year in 2007 with him, Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding, and Jonathan Ross. Related: Russell Left TV Show FIVE YEARS AGO Over ‘Sexual Predator’ Claims! At the beginning of the episode, Jonathan switched seats with Lily, calling her “the only sexually attractive young lady” on the show.
His reasoning? The Jonathan Ross Show host explained he was only trying to protect her by moving her away from Russell and Noel to the “sexless zone,” adding: WTF?!
To which Noel immediately responded: Jimmy then questioned why The Great British Bake Off host was wearing a cape “if [he] wasn’t a rapist.” Noel fired back that the cape was actually nothing more than a Jack the Ripper cape — you know, the London serial killer who ended the lives of multiple women in the late 1800s.
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