British TV presenter Jonathan Ross said he was “horrified” by claims about David Walliams and by Russell Brand’s crimes. Ross knew both men, but he said he did not know about their actions. He said he was thinking about the women who spoke about them.

Several women say Walliams acted in a sexual way with them when they were young. One woman says he sexually attacked her when she was 15. Walliams says these claims are not true. He says he did not break the law. London police said no one has reported a crime linked to these claims yet. Police may look at any reports they receive later.

A court sent Brand to prison for 10 and a half years on Monday. The court found him guilty of one rape and three sexual attacks. More people have spoken to police since the court found him guilty. Ross also said sorry for a bad joke he made about Walliams and a 15-year-old girl in 2004. He said he did not know the joke might link to real events.