Noel Fielding has said he was never friends with convicted rapist Russell Brand.
The Great British Bake Off presenter, 53, claimed he only ever had a "professional" relationship with the fellow comedian.
Fielding distanced himself from Brand on Friday after distasteful jokes the pair made together in the early 2000s re-emerged following Brand's imprisonment for rape.
Brand, 51, was sentenced to more than a decade in prison on Monday after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
