Maajid Dismantles James Corden's "Morally Repugnant" Harvey Weinstein Jokes

15 October 2017, 17:20 | Updated: 15 October 2017, 17:24

The comedian made several jokes about the Harvey Weinstein allegations at a gala he hosted last night

James Corden joked about disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein at the amfAR Gala in Los Angeles last night.

A week after Saturday Night Live was slammed for ignoring the ongoing scandal, Corden opened his emcee set with the issue in a room full of Hollywood A listers.

“This is a beautiful room, it’s a beautiful night here in L.A,” Corden quipped in his opening remarks. “It’s so beautiful, Harvey Weinstein has already asked tonight up to his hotel to give him a massage.”

Maajid described the jokes as "morally repugnant"
Maajid described the jokes as "morally repugnant". Picture: LBC

Maajid Nawaz said that the jokes were made too soon: "If somebody, after the liberation of Poland from Hitler's troops, walked into the death camps and cracked a joke about Jews being incinerated - that's not funny. That's disgusting.

"It's too raw, too soon and too live a moment, to mock that moment.

"You don't right there, while the issue is live, go and do something like that."

Watch the jokes, and Maajid's response, above.

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