Jonathan Ross has responded after Kate Garraway faced backlash for calling him brave over what happened with his former friends, David Walliams and Russell Brand.
Kate spoke on Good Morning Britain after he addressed concerns about both men. The discussion focused on a joke he made at the 2004 British Comedy Awards about David going home with young people. Jonathan said the joke came from the show’s writing team and that he was “genuinely unaware” of what was happening.
Kate, who became friends with Jonathan on Celebrity Traitors, said, “I think he has been rather brave about coming out and saying this.” She said she could believe he didn’t know what was going on.
Baroness Ayesha pushed back, arguing that the jokes reflected a culture where comments about women were treated as funny when they shouldn’t have been. Some viewers questioned why Kate was defending Jonathan instead of staying neutral.
I can understand Kate wanting to support a friend, especially if she believes he knew nothing about the situation. But calling him brave was always going to raise questions, given how serious the concerns are.
Jonathan has shown his appreciation for her support. Underneath a post about the discussion, he commented, “Kate is a good one”.
Before you go, I wanna know… was Kate right to defend Jonathan, or should she have stayed neutral?
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