HBO has pulled down a comedy special from British comedian James Veitch following a series of rape and sexual assault allegations. That’s not all, Veitch has also been dropped by his agency WME and is set to be edited out of Quibi series, Q Talks that he was supposed to be hosting. Q Talks sees celebrities, such as Regina Hall, Lisa Kudrow, Niecy Nash, Jimmy O. Yang and Kristen Schaal, give expert talks on topics they’ve never heard before.
The allegations were brought about by a number of alums of Sarah Lawrence University where Veitch studied. More than a dozen came forward, first on a Facebook group and then in interview with an international portal and recalled the incidents that allegedly occurred during the 2000s at the campus.
Veitch’s comedy special James Veitch: Straight To VHS launched on HBO Max earlier this month has been pulled down by the streaming service after these allegations surfaced. An HBO Max spokeswoman said, “We were deeply disturbed to learn of these allegations of unacceptable behavior by James Veitch and will be removing the special from our platform for now.” A spokesperson for Conan O’Brien’s production company said, "Team Coco takes these allegations very seriously and supports HBO Max's decision.”
Apparently, it was the announcement of the special that had the women who had attended Sarah Lawrence calling him out and writing to HBO Max and the online portal. Vietch declined to comment but a source close to him says he denies all such allegations.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
