TV host James Corden ‘truly sorry’ for Weinstein jokes, after rape accusers call him a pig

TV host James Cordon has apologised for making jokes about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual assaults, after being condemned by two of the women who have accused the producer of rape.

Actress Rose McGowan, who alleges that Weinstein raped her, tweeted a clip of Corden’s speech at a black-tie charity event in Los Angeles and wrote: “You mother****ing piglet.”

She said in an another tweet: “Hearing the audience’s vile roars [and] laughs show exactly what kind of Hollywood you really are.”

The Italian actress Asia Argento, who alleges that Weinstein raped her when she was 21, tweeted a video of Corden’s jokes. She added the caption: “Shame on this pig and everyone who grunted with him.”

Corden has since apologised for causing offence, and says his jokes were intended to shame Weinstein, not his victims.