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Noel Fielding regrets past jokes after Russell Brand's conviction
Noel Fielding said he was unaware of Russell Brand’s crimes until they became public, and that he was horrified by them.
Fielding, a comedian and presenter of The Great British Bake Off, said his appearances with Brand on television, radio and charity shows were a professional relationship, not a personal one.
He said he had not been in contact with Brand for many years.
After Brand’s conviction, an old clip resurfaced in which Fielding joked about rape during a 2007 Channel 4 quiz show; Fielding called the jokes horrible and inappropriate and said he regretted them.
Brand was sentenced in London to 10 years and six months in prison after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The jury found him not guilty of two other rape charges and one attempted indecent assault charge.
Six more women have since made allegations of sexual misconduct against Brand, but no further action is stated.
Noel Fielding said he was unaware of Russell Brand’s crimes until they became public knowledge.
Fielding said he was horrified and deeply disturbed by the crimes and expressed support for the women who brought Brand to justice.
He described his relationship with Brand as professional rather than personal and said he had not been in contact with him for many years.
Fielding also said he regretted jokes he made alongside Brand, calling them horrible and inappropriate.
The comments followed Brand’s conviction for rape and sexual assault and the resurfacing of a 2007 television clip featuring the pair.
- Who
- Noel Fielding made the statement about Russell Brand and their past working relationship.
- What
- Fielding said he was unaware of Brand’s crimes and regretted jokes he had made alongside him.
- When
- Fielding’s statement was published on November 14, 2026; Brand was sentenced on Monday earlier that week.
- Where
- The statement was given to The Sun. Brand was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court.
- Why
- Fielding was responding after Brand’s conviction and amid the resurfacing of an old clip featuring the two comedians.
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Fielding and Brand appeared on Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year, where Fielding joked, “We’re not rapists.
Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after his conviction for rape and sexual assault.
A clip of Fielding joking about rape on the show resurfaced.
Fielding’s statement was reported by Rolling Stone and the Daily Mail.
- Sentence
- 10 years and six months in prison
- Conviction
- Guilty of four of seven charges, including one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault
- Court
- Southwark Crown Court
- Television clip
- Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year, 2007
- Allegations at trial
- Claims by six women concerning incidents from 1999 to 2009
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Noel Fielding breaks silence on Russell Brand after rape and sexual assault conviction
Noel Fielding Says He Regrets ‘Horrible’ Jokes He Made With Russell Brand After Old Clip Resurfaces
Noel Fielding says he is 'horrified and deeply disturbed' by Russell Brand's rape conviction and was 'completely unaware' of his crimes
What people are saying
I was horrified and deeply disturbed to learn of Russell Brand’s crimes, which I was completely unaware of until they became public knowledge
My thoughts are with the women whose courage brought him to justice.
I have had no contact with him for many years.
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.