'I called him a predator to his face and in front of everyone'
Katherine Ryan has claimed a famous TV star is a "predator" and everyone in the industry knows, prompting people to call on her to name the alleged offender.
UPDATE: Katherine Ryan shares harrowing truth about media coverage of ‘famous TV predator’
The Canadian comedian, presenter and writer who is known for her appearances on shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats, Your Face or Mine? and The Duchess, recently appeared on an episode of
Louis Theroux’s BBC Interviews series.
During the series, the 39-year-old, who has previously called out the TV industry for being sexist and ageist, told the journalist about an "open secret" in the TV industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41rbK-_4DcM
Within the showbiz world, she told Theroux, there is a male comic who is a "sexual predator", before admitting “it’s very dangerous for us to have this conversation".
She said: “I’m happy to have it, but it’s a litigious minefield because lots of people have tried to nail this person down for their alleged crimes and this person has very good lawyers, so am I going to put my mortgage on the line by saying who this person is or entering into any conversations like that?”
Before adding: “We’ve seen what happens to people who talk about alleged predators.”
The Taskmaster star told Theroux that she had not been a victim of the alleged predator, but is aware the comic is known to behave a certain way, saying: “It’s not really my story to tell.
“No one has perpetrated any s**ual assault against me, but this person, I believe very strongly – many people believe very strongly – is an open secret, is a perpetrator of s**ual assault.”
Ryan said she had confronted the unnamed comic about their behaviour when they were on a TV show, she also did not identify.
“I called him a predator to his face and in front of everyone that day.
“What am I supposed to do? It’s such a messy thing because I don’t have proof. What, am I not supposed to feed my children because of someone else?”
According to reports, this segment of the unnamed show were cut.
“I still got paid and I still did my job, but I did it in my way, which I thought was fair,” Ryan said.
People on social media have since implored Ryan to reveal who the alleged predator is.
https://twitter.com/Terri_White/status/1595426539541348359
https://twitter.com/adanceaday17/status/1595873834057752577
One tweeted: “Katherine Ryan needs to name and shame this s**ual predator.”
However, others have defended Ryan’s decision to not name the individual.
One person pointed out: “But at least she has ‘highlighted’ this.
“She says it’s ‘open secret’ on a TV show. Therefore where’s everyone else? Why has no one else ‘highlighted’ this? She knew the attention this would receive, whilst protecting her family. “I applaud her, well done Katherine.”
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