Comedian Rosie Jones says she and pal Lee Peart were attacked on a train in a vile “ableist and homophobic assault”, with wine thrown at them and slurs hurled by strangers
Comedian Rosie Jones has revealed she and best pal Lee Peart were the victims of a shocking attack on a train which she describes as both “ableist and homophobic”.
Rosie, known for her work on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats and living with ataxic cerebral palsy, was with Lee, who is openly gay, when the pair say they were mocked and had wine thrown at them by strangers.
In footage shared online, Lee shows red wine stains splashed across the train wall as he begins: “Here I am with one of my favourite people and look…” before panning to the mess. He then states: “You know what that was from? Being attacked by ableist and homophobic a********.”
Rosie adds her own account of what unfolded: “Three people mocked both of our voices, threw wine at us. What a f****** waste!”
Lee also speaks out about how this kind of abuse feels disturbingly common: “This is the reality we are getting too now in this country where it’s like, ‘what’s going on?’”
After the incident, both Rosie and Lee reported it to the British Transport Police, who have offered their support.
Lee later posted: “Thank you for your lovely messages and we are both doing fine and yes we have reported it. The BTP took us home and were wonderful. Rosie Jones is a wonderful human.”
Rosie also marked the incident on World Cerebral Palsy Day, using it as a platform to highlight the ongoing discrimination disabled people face.
She stated: “On the train home from our gig last night, me and my good pal Lee were victims of ableism and homophobia. They mocked our voices, shouted slurs at us and even threw a wine bottle (plastic, thankfully). It was a stark reminder that my CP makes me stand out, and is often used as a weapon against me.”
She insisted: “Unfortunately the worms of this world use my disability to try and make me feel like a victim. I am not.”
Despite the harassment, she remains defiant, calling out ableism head-on and affirming: “People with cerebral palsy should never be made to feel like guests in an unwelcoming and hostile world which wasn’t set up for people like us. We have just as much of a right to be here as anybody else. AND DON’T FORGET IT.”
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