Comic Jimmy Carr 'ogled at hostesses and entered their dressing rooms after presenting scandal-hit Presidents Club bash'
Jimmy Carr allegedly ogled at hostesses and entered their dressing rooms after presenting an event hosted by the scandal-hit Presidents Club in 2015. The comedian hosted the annual fundraiser at the Dorchester Hotel three years ago.
Former workers have described the 8 Out Of 10 Cats star as creepy for his behaviour at the event. Accusations: Jimmy Carr allegedly ogled at hostesses and entered their dressing rooms after presenting a Presidents Club event in 2015.
Speaking to The Sun, hostesses said they felt they were ogled after he entered their dressing room. One said: I kept saying, Why does he keep walking through, this is obviously where girls are getting changed?.
I felt uncomfortable around him and his behaviour made me think to myself that it was a bit weird.
The woman, who has remained anonymous, claimed she even reported the comic to security in an attempt to stop him entering her dressing room. .
The allegations come just days after it was claimed hostesses were groped and sexually harassed at the men-only fundraising dinner. The furore has seen customers turn on online grocery delivery service Ocado after its boss admitted attending the scandal-hit charity gala.
Ocado boss Tim Steiner, pictured with his lingerie model girlfriend Patrycja Pyka, was thought to be one of the business worlds most enduring evangelists.
Pictured, a customer vents their anger at Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner over Twitter after learning he attended the Presidents Club charity gala.
Not so funny: Some shops are banning childrens books by comedian David Williams, pictured, over his attendance of the scandal-hit Presidents Club charity gala.
Some customers vented their anger at chief executive Tim Steiner and vowed to shop elsewhere as nationwide indignation grew over the sleazy event, which saw hostesses routinely groped and sexually harassed.
Even host David Walliams has also came under fire, despite condemning the behaviour of the male guests.
Three independent bookstores announced they were pulling comedian and author Walliams's bestselling children's books from their shelves in protest at his involvement in the men-only event .
Natasha Radford, owner of the Chicken & Frog Bookshop in Brentwood, Essex, said: We are shooting ourselves in the foot because we do get a lot of parents coming in asking for Walliamss books.
But sometimes we have to stand up for what we believe in.. However, many on social media argued that the furious response was an overreaction.
Presidents men were given free Weinstein style robes Guests at the Presidents Club ball were given Harvey Weinstein-style white bathrobes as gifts, it was revealed last night.
The robes, with the clubs logo in gold braid, were presented to selected guests by high-heeled waitresses as they left the event at The Dorchester hotel.
The £100 designer garments, believed to have been bought at Selfridges, are similar to the one worn by the disgraced film producer when he allegedly sexually harassed actresses.
One guest who was given a bathrobe said: I have never been to a dinner where you were given a robe in the freebie bag. It is usually a box of Ferrero Rocher.
It felt sleazy and when I later discovered the distasteful behaviour that had been going on, I got shot of it before my wife found it. It was more Harvey Weinstein than Hugh Hefner. .
The backlash came as The Mail on Sunday obtained a copy of the application form that hostesses were asked to complete for a previous club dinner in 2013. It warned of high-end male businessmen whose egos need to be stroked!.
The gala earlier this month at the Dorchester Hotel in Londons Mayfair appears to have provoked a resurgence of political correctness across Britain.
In one extreme example, a theatre in Hull banned a stage version of the classic sitcom Are You Being Served? after it was deemed demeaning to women.
But it was Ocado, the quintessentially middle-class grocer that, perhaps surprisingly, bore much of the opprobrium – after the high-flying men who attended the gala, that is.
Typifying the febrile mood, one woman tweeted that she would not indirectly fund Mr Steiners involvement with the charity event. We dont march for this, she said.
Harini Iyengar, of the Womens Equality Party, said: I and many other loyal Ocado customers have been dismayed by its silence on the Presidents Club story.
Instead of addressing peoples concerns and denouncing the appalling treatment of women at the event, they have ducked questions about Tim Steiners attendance.
Party in 2013 where egos must be stroked The hostesses role at the men- only gala was outlined in an extraordinary application form, obtained by The Mail on Sunday.
Potential recruits were asked to complete a form for the 2013 party – and include bust, waist and hip measurements. They were promised a £115 fee, sandwiches and drinks.
Hostess duties are to look after the guests and tables of the extremely affluent high-end male businessmen that attend this dinner, it says. Egos need to be stroked! Hostesses must be utterly friendly and confident… enjoy male company and know their limits! A hostess called Hannah, who attended the 2013 gala, said: It was almost barbaric.
We were made to parade across the stage like cattle. But it wasnt just the men behaving badly. She added: I saw girls on the mens laps but it seemed to be the girl initiating it.
There was an after-party for girls willing to go further. It was word of mouth among everyone that it was girls willing to be escorts that stayed. . After seven years as a customer, I have cancelled my subscription.
She also offered to host a training session for the company on equality and diversity.
Isabelle Roughol, a managing editor at social media platform LinkedIn, has also cancelled her Ocado subscription. Its 2018, gentlemen, catch up. Now to find a decent grocery service, she said. Other customers demanded an explanation from Ocado.
When it finally came – that Mr Steiner was simply attending the event in a personal capacity – it failed to silence the chorus of disapproval.
PR director Natalie Kelley tweeted: Until Steiner parts ways with the company, I will not be shopping with you. To say he was there in a personal capacity is not an excuse and, in many ways, is even worse..
Ocado did not respond to requests to comment last night. Hostesses working at the Presidents Club event were groped, had hands shoved up their skirts, their bottoms fondled and were repeatedly asked to join guests in the hotels bedrooms, it is claimed.
It is also alleged that Presidents Club co-trustee Bruce Ritchie demanded 140 tall, thin beauties with smoky, sexy eyes and bright red lips for the gala. They were hired by the Artista agency, run by Caroline Dandridge.
According to the companys website, she has worked for major corporate clients including Breitling, Moet Hennessy and Bentley.
Among the testimonials on its website is one from Mr Ritchies property company Residential Land. It says: Artista clearly understands the diverse requirements of a corporate client however obscure and demanding they may be. .
So which high roller hired these St Trinians girls from scandal-hit model agent? It must have seemed like a jolly jape at the time.
But in the light of the Presidents Club scandal, one unnamed high roller is probably regretting his decision to hire young women dressed as St Trinians school girls – complete with skimpy uniforms and prefect badges – for his birthday in March last year. They were hired from the same agency – Artista – that provided the hostesses for the Dorchester hotel party two weeks ago.
Artista featured the above photo on its Instagram account, alongside the caption: Artistas lovely girls working at a private St Trinians party. Detention extended into the night. .
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