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Richard Osman brands critics of Celebrity Traitors winners' refugee charity donations 'pathetic' in a foul-mouthed podcast rant

James Acaster, who Maya Jama said she had no idea was struggling throughout filming, with Jama adding the experience "was hard" for her to learn about after the fact.
James Acaster, who Maya Jama said she had no idea was struggling throughout filming, with Jama adding the experience "was hard" for her to learn about after the fact.
Maya Jama, pictured in October, as it emerged that Faithfuls Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan won the series, splitting the £83,000 prize pot between their two charities.
Maya Jama, pictured in October, as it emerged that Faithfuls Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan won the series, splitting the £83,000 prize pot between their two charities.

Richard Osman called out critics who labelled Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft's refugee charity wins a 'BBC bias stitch-up' on his 'The Rest is Entertainment' podcast, insisting the backlash was "genuinely so pathetic". His co-host Marina Hyde called it a conspiracy "too far", while Osman challenged detractors to match the winners' gameplay and empathy before objecting to their chosen causes.

Ranganathan donated his £41,500 share to the Refugee Council; Croft gave his to Choose Love, which supports LGBTQ+ refugees.

Osman dismissed the critics as a tiny minority, comparing them to "one idiot" in a crowd of 15,000 cheering fans.

James Blunt revealed separately that Acaster was pushed into his bombshell Traitor confession by an unseen lie — a detail cut from the BBC broadcast.

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