Reggie Watts Axed From Festivals, Podcast Intro After Report

Comedian and musician Reggie Watts is facing significant professional fallout following a detailed investigation into allegations of reckless drug behavior and abusive conduct in past relationships. In the days after the report was published, Watts has been removed from multiple music festival lineups, and his longtime theme song was dropped from the popular podcast "Comedy Bang! Bang!" The developments stem from a Rolling Stone report published on August 20, which included accounts from loved ones of Watts' late ex-girlfriend, Katherine McCollough, as well as five women who previously dated him. McCollough, a Cornell law student and producer, died by suicide in Peru in March 2026 at age 36.