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Vittorio Angelone has faced criticism for his remarks

ByAdam MandevilleBBC News NI
  • Published33 minutes ago

A Belfast comedian has been criticised for making a rape "joke" about a woman who had recently spoken publicly about being the victim of a sexual assault.

Vittorio Angelone referred to content creator Rebecca Goodwin in a remark about rape which he made in a podcast episode in 2025.

Goodwin, who had previously reported a rape to police, said it will "forever live with me that it was allowed for my name to be used as the punchline of a malicious "joke" about such a serious issue".