# Noel Fielding distances himself from Brand's crimes

> The Bake Off presenter says he is horrified by Russell Brand's convictions and regrets jokes they made together in the 2000s.
- Title: Noel Fielding distances himself from Brand's crimes | Shortify
- Summary: The Bake Off presenter says he is horrified by Russell Brand's convictions and regrets jokes they made together in the 2000s.
- Keywords: noel fielding, russell brand, sexual assault, conviction, comedy, bake off, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/news/2026/nov/14/noel-fielding-horrified-deeply-disturbed-russell-brand-crimes
- Published: 2026-11-14T10:14:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: noel fielding, russell brand, sexual assault, conviction, comedy, bake off, news, world
## Brand sentenced for rape and assault
Russell Brand was sentenced to more than ten years in prison on Monday for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
## Fielding says he was horrified and disturbed
Noel Fielding issued a statement saying he was horrified and deeply disturbed to learn of Brand's crimes, which he was completely unaware of until they became public knowledge.

> I was horrified and deeply disturbed to learn of Russell Brand's crimes, which I was completely unaware of until they became public knowledge.
## They worked together in the early 2000s
In the early two thousands, Fielding often worked with Brand on television, radio and live charity shows. They met at the NME Awards and performed as a comedy duo known as The Goth Detectives.
## Fielding regrets jokes they made together
Fielding said he was appalled looking back at jokes he made alongside Brand. They were horrible and inappropriate, and he very much regrets them.

> 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.
## Resurfaced footage shows inappropriate content
Footage has resurfaced of Fielding and Brand joking about rape on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year in two thousand seven.
## No contact for many years, further accusations
Fielding said he has had no contact with Brand for many years. Since his conviction, Brand was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by a further six women in investigations by the Times and…

> I have had no contact with him for many years.
## Key takeaway

Noel Fielding said he was horrified by Russell Brand's conviction for rape and sexual assault, and regrets inappropriate jokes they made while working together in the early 2000s.