Emmy-winning comedian and actor, Louis CK on Friday released
a statement admitting to sexual misconduct allegations after five women accused
him of
masturbating in front of them.
According to the report in The New York Times, he’s been
accused of sexual misconduct by several women, including masturbating in front
of them.
The five women including comedians Dana Min Goodman, Abby
Schachner, Julia Wolov, Rebecca Corry, allege the Emmy-winning star of FX’s
“Louie” either pleasured himself in front of them, asked to do it or did so
over the phone. A fifth woman detailed her allegations against C.K. to the
paper but did not want to be identified.
In the lengthy statement sent by his rep, Lewis Kay, C.K.
admitted to the allegation and apologized saying:
“These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that
what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d–k without asking first,
which is also true. But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when
you have power over another person, asking them to look at your d–k isn’t a
question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that
they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.”
“I have been
remorseful of my actions. And I’ve tried to learn from them. And run from them.
Now I’m aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday
the extent to which I left these women who admired me feeling badly about
themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that
position. I also took advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in my and
their community, which disabled them from sharing their story and brought
hardship to them when they tried because people who look up to me didn’t want
to hear it. I didn’t think that I was doing any of that because my position
allowed me not to think about it. There is nothing about this that I forgive
myself for. And I have to reconcile it with who I am. Which is nothing compared
to the task I left them with.”
“I wish I had reacted to their admiration of me by being a
good example to them as a man and given them some guidance as a comedian,
including because I admired their work.”
“The hardest regret to
live with is what you’ve done to hurt someone else. And I can hardly wrap my
head around the scope of hurt I brought on them. I’d be remiss to exclude the
hurt that I’ve brought on people who I work with and have worked with who’s
professional and personal lives have been impacted by all of this, including
projects currently in production: the cast and crew of Better Things, Baskets,
The Cops, One Mississippi, and I Love You Daddy. I deeply regret that this has
brought negative attention to my manager Dave Becky who only tried to mediate a
situation that I caused. I’ve brought anguish and hardship to the people at FX
who have given me so much The Orchard who took a chance on my movie. and every
other entity that has bet on me through the years.”
“I’ve brought pain to my family, my friends, my children and
their mother. I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything
I want. I will now step back and take a long time to listen.”
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