BBC is 'actively considering' the row over sitcom star Vittorio Angelone's rape joke about a woman going through a rape trial
Vittorio Angelone, who is set to star in the forthcoming BBC sitcom 'Rewarding', has been condemned by Rape Crisis Northern Ireland and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre over the remarks.OnlyFans creator Rebecca Goodwin reported a rape to police in July 2025, a year before a clip of Vittorio Angelone's "joke" about her assault reached social media.
Rebecca Goodwin, an OnlyFans creator who reported a rape to police in July 2025, said in a tearful TikTok video: 'It's not funny and he's not funny.' Vittorio Angelone, 30, stars in the forthcoming BBC sitcom 'Rewarding'. He made the remark on a 'Have a Word' podcast roast that sat behind a paywall for a year. He has since branded himself 'completely pathetic' and apologised to her directly.
Goodwin said friends who laughed at the joke never asked if she was okay.
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre warned that rape punchlines discourage survivors from coming forward.
Angelone admitted: 'I let my need for validation supersede my own standards and morals.'
