Belfast comedian criticised for rape 'joke' about assault victim

In a station connected Facebook, Goodwin said the occurrence was recorded "in September/October of 2025 and has been down a paywall for a twelvemonth earlier being published to societal media".

She reported a rape to constabulary successful July 2025 and had spoken publically astir her experience.

Goodwin said she lone became alert of the comments erstwhile clips were posted to societal media successful caller days.

"I americium grateful I ne'er saw it sooner due to the fact that it would've been conscionable weeks aft [the assault] happened and I was successful a antithetic intelligence authorities to what I americium now," she said.

At that time, Goodwin said that "no interaction oregon apology has been attempted" by Angelone, but that helium had "removed the gag from his ain societal media, again, implicit a twelvemonth aft it was made, edited, clipped, captioned and posted with my afloat sanction included".

The comments person not been edited retired of the paywalled occurrence of the podcast.

Goodwin said: "We are facing a planetary situation of unit against women and girls, and we are begging for our information and experiences to beryllium taken seriously."

She added that Freddy Quinne, arsenic good arsenic a fig of different comedians who were portion of the podcast episode, had since apologised to her.

However, Goodwin said that she did not judge the apologies arsenic they "only came a twelvemonth aft the gag was made and cipher had my backmost successful that country astatine the time, up until I made a societal media station astir it".

Quinne has been approached for comment.

In a connection connected Instagram, Angelone said helium fto his "need for validation supersede my ain standards and morals".

"It's wholly pathetic and I'm ashamed to realise that astir myself," helium said.

Angelone volition diagnostic successful his archetypal large acting relation successful upcoming BBC sitcom Rewarding, which is acceptable to aerial this autumn.

BBC Northern Ireland person been approached for comment.