Bryan Callen, a comedian, known as the original cast of MADtv, is accused of sexual misconduct. Multiple women confronted with their claims of being victims of the rape and sexual allegations. The allegations were first published in The New York Times.
American actress Katherine Fiore Tigerman told Callen to rape her at his Los Angeles County home in 1999. Before that, they dined at a local restaurant to celebrate an acting gig she booked at the time. Tigerman explained that Callen started kissing her without consent before she went to the bathroom. She mentioned:
"I remember looking in the mirror and being, like, ‘OK, you just have to tell him to take you home. This isn’t going right. I needed to sit with him and have a conversation about how we were best buds and I was in love with another dude.”
Callen waited outside the bathroom compared her to a Playboy Playmate, after which he moved behind her and pounced. Then he pulled her to the mattress as she tried to avoid the unwanted acts by calling her name, a technique she saw on a TV crime show. She told:
"So I said, ‘I’m Katherine. I’m Katherine. It’s me. Please, this is not what I want to be doing right now. And he’s like, ‘You’re gonna love this. We’re just going to get this out of the way. You’re going to love this. You’re going to be my girlfriend."
During the time, when Callen noticed her tears, he spoke:
"Aw, come on. What am I, a big bad rapist? I’m not a big bad rapist. “Come on, you’re gonna be my girlfriend now. We needed to get this out of the way."
On the other hand, Callen denied the accusations of rape and sexual misconduct against Katherine Fiore Tigerman. He labeled the allegations as 'demonstrably false' and mentioned that it was consensual sex.
He posted a tweet denying the accusations on 31 July 2020.
(©: Twitter/Bryan Callen)
Tigerman's boyfriend, Rino Romano (at the time), told the story to The Times and mentioned that she immediately told him about the incident. Romano showed off his aggression in media, saying, 'I just wanted to kill the guy. I tried to encourage her to do something about it gently, but she insisted it was better to put it behind her.'
Who Is Bryan Callen?
Bryan Callen is a Filipino comedian and actor, famous as the original cast of MADtv, hosting a self-titled podcast, and appearing in numerous episodes of TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest.
As an actor, he starred in several movies and tv series like NewsRadio (1998), Rude Awakening (2000), Inside Schwartz (2001-2002), Stacked (2005), Medium (2009), CSI: Miami (2010), About Last Night (2014), Kingdom (2014-17), Schooled (2019-20), and many others.
Bryan Callen was born to his parents, Toni and Michael on 26 January 1967 in Manila, the Philippines. He grew up along with his sister named Kelsey.
He lived overseas until fourteen years of age, including the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Greece, and Saudi Arabia.
Callen is a graduate of the American University with a bachelor's degree in history. Before that, he attended Northfield Mount Hermon High School and graduated in 1985.