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Comedy Bang Bang drops Reggie Watts theme song after allegations of reckless drug behavior
The decision follows a Rolling Stone report detailing allegations from several former partners, which Watts' attorney strongly denies.
The short version
- The podcast "Comedy Bang Bang" omitted Reggie Watts' long-standing theme song from its Monday episode.
- The move follows a Rolling Stone report featuring accounts from five women alleging a pattern of reckless drug behavior and abuse in past relationships with Watts.
- Watts' attorney denied the allegations, describing claims that Watts was abusive or responsible for an ex-partner's death as dangerously false.
Key facts
- The podcast 'Comedy Bang Bang' removed Reggie Watts' theme song from its August 24 episode.[Variety]
- A Rolling Stone report published on August 20 detailed claims from five women who dated Watts, alleging reckless behavior regarding drugs.[Variety]
- Two women alleged in the report that their relationships with Watts were emotionally and psychologically abusive.[Variety]
- Friends and family of Watts' late ex-girlfriend Katherine McCollough claimed her drug use escalated significantly while they were dating before her death by suicide in Peru in March.[Variety]
- Watts' lawyer Andrew Brettler refuted the claims, stating that allegations of abuse or responsibility for McCollough's death are dangerously false.[Variety]
What remains uncertain
- Representatives for 'Comedy Bang Bang', host Scott Aukerman, and Watts did not immediately offer public comments on the removal of the song.[Variety]