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Kit Roberts
A comedian who was punched over a joke he made which 'sexualized' the child of an audience member has spoken out after the incident.
Spanish comedian Jaime Caravaca had been performing onstage when a man suddenly emerged from the audience and punched him in the face.
Before striking the comedian, the man said: "Those paedophilic comments about my son...say them to my face...you piece of trash...now!"
The man, named as far-right activist Alberto Pugilato, assaulted far-left comedian Caravaca over comments he had made online.
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Pugilato had posted a picture of himself online with his young son with the caption 'Pride and joy'.
Caravaca had gone into the comments below, writing: "No one will be able to avoid the possibility of [your son] being gay' and that when he is older he will become sick of 'sucking black d***'."
Speaking at the gig, the aptly-named Pugilato said: "What were you saying, huh? That my son was going to eat c***? He's three-months-old. Trash. Now what? Say it to my face...say it to my face now."
Following the row, Caravaca has gone online and issued a statement over the incident.
Taking to Twitter, he said: "After what happened, what was intended to be a joke was ultimately an unfortunate and not at all appropriate comment on my part.
"My apologies to anyone who feels affected. Let's put violence aside, and leave a good world for people to grow free."
Pugilato responded accepting the apology, writing: "I accept your apology, Jaime. I defend freedom of expression in the same way that I defend the right to respond.
"I do not wish you any harm and I hope this helps others understand that
children are sacred. All the best."
Police were called to the scene following the the incident, but no arrests were made as the comedian chose not to file a complaint.
This is also not the first time that Caravaca has directed this particular joke towards a right winger.
The Catalonia deputy for right wing nationalist party Vox posted an image of a boy holding a Vox flag, he commented that the boy was 'going to be gay whether you like it or not', and that he was 'going to swallow black worker's c***'."