Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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Kate Garraway defended ‘brave’ Jonathan Ross for speaking out on Russell Brand and David Walliams
The TV presenter, 65, also added that he was “genuinely unaware of their conduct”.
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he → defend → conduct
Walliams has been accused of sexual misconduct, including contacting girls as young as 15.
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Walliams → accuse → 15
He denies all allegations against him.
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He → deny → him
Meanwhile, Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
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Brand → convict → Court
He has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years.
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He → sentence → years
“I can believe that he didn’t know what was going on,” she said, in reference to the 2007 Big Fat Quiz special which featured an uncomfortable moment between Brand, Noel Fielding and Lily Allen.
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which → believe → Brand
Ross said that Allen, who was 21 at the time, needed to be moved further away from Brand and Fielding, so that she “might go home with her dress still on”.
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dress → say → Brand
Garraway said: “That was the culture of the time, and has been till very, very recently.
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That → say → time
No one's saying it's okay.”
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it → say → ?
However, panellist Ayesha Hazarika firmly disagreed with Garraway, stating that she thinks it’s “nonsense” that Ross was unaware of Brand and Walliams’ behaviour.
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Ross → disagree → behaviour
“He is part of a culture at that time, that lads' mags, sort of laddy banter,” she said, before going on to reference the Allen interaction.
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she → say → interaction
Garraway went on to say: “The thing about Jonathan Ross that I was saying is that he has been very kind to me and a very good friend and I didn't know him at all during the period you're referring to.
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you → go → period
“I think the reason it came out is that it was a joke that was written for him at an awards ceremony...
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that → think → ceremony
He wanted to make the point that was written for him.”
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that → want → him
Garraway’s comments led to some backlash online.
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comments → lead → backlash
In his statement, released on Tuesday, 10 November, Ross also addressed the joke he made at the 2004 British Comedy Awards about Walliams and teenagers.
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he → release → Walliams
“I recognise how deeply shocking it is to revisit footage of a joke delivered by me at the Comedy Awards in 2004, in which I make light of the notion of Walliams going home with a 15-year-old.
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Walliams → recognise → old
“This joke was submitted to me by the Comedy Awards script writing team, and I believed that the punchline was a reference to the fact he had publicly dated younger women, exaggerated for comic effect.
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he → submit → effect
“It is also a tasteless joke that I would not dream of making today about anyone, but that is beside the point.
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that → dream → point
“Had I had any reason to suspect that it might be referring to actual events, I would not only have refused to use it, but I would not have felt comfortable continuing a personal or professional relationship with him.
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I → have → him
“I also like to think that I would have acted upon that knowledge.”
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I → like → knowledge
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