Scottish-English stand-up comedian Daniel Sloss apologized for failing to publicly condemn fellow comic Vittorio Angelone for his joke about content creator Rebecca Goodwin’s s****l assault account. Earlier this week, Sloss, 36, shared on Instagram:“I’ve spoken to Rebecca privately and apologized, but I also want to acknowledge my part in this publicly. I’ve spent years talking about the importance of calling out this kind of behavior, yet when it happened in front of me, I didn't. I recognize the immense hypocrisy in that, and I’m not going to make excuses for it. I failed.”Daniel Sloss continued to state:“Anyone who is disappointed in my lack of action has every right to be, so please don’t jump at my defence when that’s exactly what I failed to do for someone who actually needed it. Rebecca deserved better, and I’m sorry I didn’t do better.”Sloss’ apology earned mixed reactions. Some praised his effort, while others slammed him for addressing the matter more than a year later. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostExploring Vittorio Angelone’s joke and Rebecca Goodwin’s subsequent reaction amid Daniel Sloss’ apologyIn July 2025, Rebecca Goodwin filed a complaint with authorities about a r**e incident. A few months later, Vittorio Angelone appeared on the Have a Word podcast’s “roast” episode and turned to fellow comedian Freddy Quinne and said:“If you’re here, who’s r****g Rebecca Goodwin?”According to Goodwin, the episode was hiding behind a paywall for a year before it went viral on social media. In her statement, she recalled crying about the “not f**king funny” joke and feeling “upset” over it. Rebecca continued to say:“I wasn't made aware of any jokes that were going to be made about me. It was never ever okayed by me… I am going through an active r**e trial… 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… Not one of them has even reached out to ask if I'm okay. And they've not even told me about this joke. It was you guys who told me.”Rebecca Goodwin claimed in her TikTok video post that she was “disappointed” in Quinne for not calling out Vittorio Angelone, as she always considered Freddy a “good friend.” Additionally, she expressed her shock that the roast was allowed to be aired in front of millions of people.In a subsequent post, Goodwin observed that Freddy Quinne, Adam Rowe, and Daniel Sloss apologized to her, but refused to accept any of them.“You're only apologizing now because I've said something about it on social media. So, your apology has been acknowledged, but unfortunately not accepted.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostVittorio Angelone has also since apologized for his inappropriate joke. He wrote on Instagram:“I made a joke that I shouldn’t have made and I’d like to say sorry. The joke referenced s****l violence. At the very least, I should have run the joke past the person mentioned and then still not told it because it isn’t funny. I let my need for validation supersede my own standards and morals. It's completely pathetic and I'm ashamed to realize that myself.”The Belfast-born comedian, actor, and writer added:“I pride myself on being able to talk about difficult topics and make them funny. I stand behind plenty of jokes that people have criticized. This was not one of those jokes. I'm so sorry to all the people who are rightly upset by the joke. I know that's not going to make it okay, but I'm still sorry.”Vittorio Angelone wrote that he was apologizing not in the hope that the controversy would “blow over” but because he realized he was “wrong.” He concluded:“I’m grateful to you for calling me out and making me realise where I should’ve done better. Sometimes you need a lot of people telling you that you f**ked up to realise that you f**ked up. I will do better in the future.”Vittorio Angelone is part of BBC’s new sitcom Rewarding. As a result, the network commented on the controversy, telling GB News that they were “actively considering” concerns regarding Angelone’s distasteful joke.Golden Globe-winning actor-comedian Ricky Gervais, 65, also had a sarcastic take on the issue and wrote on Instagram, “Nothing cancels a comedian more efficiently than an apology.”