"The pair detailed the incident in the clip, showing red wine splattered across the train wall after three passengers threw it at them. "You know what that was from?" Peart asked. "Being attacked by ableist and homophobic a*******s." The assault was a result of a rise in hostility and prejudice across the UK. "This is the reality now in this country," he added."
"Jones also mentioned the attack, in an Instagram post dedicated to World Cerebral Palsy Day, Monday (6 October. "Today was going to be about me celebrating all that is good and brilliant about having [cerebral palsy]. But on the train home from our gig last night, me and my good pal Lee were victims of ableism and homophobia. They mocked our voices, shouted slurs at us and even threw a wine bottle (plastic, thankfully)," she wrote."
"Meanwhile, Jones said: "Three people mocked both our voices, threw wine at us. What a f***ing waste." Neither of them was harmed and the British Transport Police (BTP) have launched an investigation. "The BTP took us home and were wonderful," Peart wrote. "Rosie Jones is a wonderful human." In June, Jones spoke to PinkNews about her sitcomabout a disabled woman who builds a drug empire, and told us: "Because of my cerebral palsy, I'm constantly underestimated by society.""
Lesbian comedian Rosie Jones and comedian Lee Peart experienced a homophobic and ableist attack on a train when three passengers mocked their voices, shouted slurs and threw a bottle of wine, splattering the train wall. Neither performer was physically harmed. The British Transport Police have launched an investigation and escorted them home. Jones wrote that the incident was a stark reminder that her cerebral palsy can make her stand out and be used as a weapon against her. Jones has previously described being underestimated because of cerebral palsy and has reported online abuse after appearing on BBC's Question Time.
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