James Acaster is clearing the air about his time on “The Celebrity Traitors,” calling a report that he complained about his competitors “completely fabricated.” A few weeks ago, the Daily Mail claimed that the comedian had “complained to producers” that he was being teased by fellow players (and comedians) Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and was made “uncomfortable” by their “macho banter.” Speaking on “Celebrity Traitors” Season 1 winner Alan Carr’s podcast on Monday, Acaster rejected the rumor. And you’d think that just going and playing ‘Traitors,’ surely there’s nothing — who cares? But there was something in the papers that said I’d complained because Rob and Romesh had been like, teasing me,” Acaster said.
They were lovely the entire show. I didn’t complain about any of my fellow players. It’s so completely fabricated.” He added, “They contacted my agents and Rob and Romesh’s agents, all of them said, ‘That is categorically untrue.’ They’re like, ‘Cool, printing it tomorrow.’ And that was it.
And you’re like, ‘Wow, do people really care that much?'” The Daily Mail did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment. The BBC, which produces “The Traitors” franchise in the U.K., also issued a denial soon after the story was published. Ranganathan ended up winning alongside Sebastian Croft for the Faithfuls.
Acaster made headlines with his dramatic exit in the penultimate episode, where he admitted he was a Traitor at a heated roundtable and was therefore voted off. On the podcast, Acaster told Carr that there was another moment where he admitted he was a Traitor to contestant Jerry Hall, but it didn’t make it to air. She said, ‘I think it’s James,'” he said.
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