James Corden's under pressure following a horribly misjudged set at the annual AmFar Gala in Los Angeles.
The English comedian, who hosts the Late Late Show on CBS, went head first into Harvey Weinstein for his material. His opening joke involved it being "a beautiful night here in L.A - so beautiful, Harvey Weinstein has already asked tonight up to his hotel to give him a massage."
The rest of his set, all of which centred on Weinstein, earned groans from the audience and a significant backlash online. Here's a clip of the set in question.
Straight out gate, host @JKCorden with Harvey Weinstein jokes. Too soon? Some laughs, some groans #amfARLosAngeles pic.twitter.com/nx88w5UwUe
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) October 14, 2017
As mentioned, the backlash against Corden's set was pretty instantaneous.
James Corden making jokes about all that shit that went down with Harvey Weinstein is just disgusting, I hope his show's ratings will drop pic.twitter.com/A2Q9bYtGGk
— vita (@guccireputation) October 14, 2017
James Corden has benefitted from, and appears to have a friendship with, Weinstein. He chose to make jokes instead of publicly condemn him.
— Rossalyn Warren (@RossalynWarren) October 15, 2017
Just wait, James Corden will issue an apology claiming he didn't mean to offend anyone & is sorry for his tasteless Weinstein 'jokes'.
— Mike P Williams 🌹 (@Mike_P_Williams) October 15, 2017
Corden has yet to issue any statement on his set. Meanwhile, Harvey Weinstein has become the second person in history to be expelled from AMPAS, the governing body of the Oscars, and is facing the very real likelihood of criminal charges and significant and potentially ruinous lawsuits from women he's allegedly assaulted over the years.
Via Twitter
