# Madeley says Rolf Harris was quietly barred from his TV show

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/richard-madeley-shocks-viewers-after-claiming-his-show-banned-paedophile-rolf-harris-as-he-groped-make-up-artists-but-refused-to-make-a-fuss-about-it/
- Published: 2026-11-15T17:02:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T17:12:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16294321/Richard-Madeley-banned-paedophile-Rolf-Harris-groped-artists.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Madeley says Harris was quietly dropped from his show over alleged groping.
- Harris was convicted of indecent assaults against girls in 2014.
- Madeley also discussed Brand’s conviction and a past backstage account.

## Summary

Richard Madeley said Rolf Harris was quietly barred from appearing on one of his television shows after Harris was known to grope make-up artists. Madeley was discussing misconduct in television, following Russell Brand’s conviction and allegations concerning David Walliams.

Harris was convicted in 2014 of indecent assaults against girls between 1968 and 1986; he died in 2023 aged 93. Madeley also said he had only recently learnt of an account by Amanda Platell, who described an unsettling encounter with Brand backstage on Richard & Judy in 2007. Brand was sentenced to ten years and six months after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.

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