Comedian and “Tosh.0” host Daniel Tosh has posted an apology for what appears to have been a series of gang rape jokes at Hollywood’s Laugh Factory comedy club.
Tosh’s tweet links to a blog post by an audience member who claims she was targeted for abuse after objecting to the rape jokes. Oddly, Tosh himself referred followers to the blog post, with the disclaimer “out-of-context misquotes aside.”
After I called out to him, Tosh paused for a moment. Then, he says, “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by like, 5 guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just raped her…” and I, completely stunned and finding it hard to process what was happening but knowing i needed to get out of there, immediately nudged my friend, who was also completely stunned, and we high-tailed it out of there.
Some aren’t buying the apology.
https://twitter.com/MarthaPlimpton/status/222800995745411074
Hey @DanielTosh, I usually think you're funny. But joking about gang rape isn't funny man. Ever. Rape is not a joke. But now you are.
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) July 11, 2012
Misquote? BS. #Fauxpology BSx2. RT @danieltosh all the out of context misquotes aside, i'd like to sincerely apologize http://t.co/L0hA0jCg
— Jennifer L. Pozner (@jennpozner) July 10, 2012
Whatever was said, Tosh tweeted again to place the incident in context.
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https://twitter.com/danieltosh/status/222796636559130624
@danieltosh 1. that's a pure bullshit "apology." 2. you potentially put an audience member in grave danger. 3. you're a hack. 4. fuck you
— Post Marone (@scsowley) July 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/ambitiouspants/status/222811295156678656
And on an even lighter note, tonight's episode of tosh.0 will feature a lot less viewers. Get it @danieltosh?
— Maybe: Shawn (@Slightlynorth) July 10, 2012
Update: Dane Cook, who appeared at the same show, popped up to defend Tosh. His tweet apparently was quickly deleted, but not before Sophia Bush and others had retweeted it.
Seriously DC!? RT @danecook: @danieltosh You should offer her 2 free tix to the Laugh Factory, go onstage & do the same routine. #FuckSorry
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) July 11, 2012
LOL i mean.. uhhh" @danecook: @danieltosh You should offer her 2 free tix to the Laugh Factory, go onstage & do the same routine. #FuckSorry
— Preston ? (@heisenbad) July 11, 2012
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