Disturbing allegations have surfaced that Louis C.K. repeatedly sexually harassed young women, forcing him in to a growing club of Hollywood elites accused of sexual misconduct.
The accusations came in a bombshell report from the New York Times, in which comedy duo Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov allege that in 2002 Louis asked if he could take out his penis shortly after meeting them for drinks at his hotel in Aspen, CO.
Louis’ brand of comedy is dark and weird, so they thought he was kidding, but “then he really did it,” Dana claims.
“He proceeded to take all of his clothes off, and get completely naked, and started masturbating.”
Both women say they were “paralyzed” by what was happening in front of them against their will.
And that wasn’t the only example of Louis’ misconduct. Two other women also claim he tried to masturbate in front of them or over the phone. Abby Schachner says it happened to her in 2003, and Rebecca Corry’s encounter reportedly took place in 2005.
Rebecca’s incident actually took place on the set of a TV pilot that Courtney Cox and David Arquette were running, and they were made aware.
“What happened to Rebecca on that set was awful,” Courtney said to NYT in an email, saying that her “concern was to create an environment where Rebecca felt safe, protected and heard.”
They offered to halt production but Rebecca chose to continue.
Fans knew something was up when an hour before the NYT piece came out The Orchard in NYC opted to cancel Louis’ I Love you, Daddy premiere.
“Due to unexpected circumstances, tonight’s event for I Love You, Daddy has been cancelled,” the venue announced in an email, according to Variety. “On behalf of The Orchard, please accept our apologies. We’re incredibly sorry for any inconvenience.”
The film was controversial from the beginning with its use of racial slurs and apparent glamorization of Woody Allen.
Louis was also supposed to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, but was replaced with William H. Macy.
Louis joins a long list of actors, directors, and producers that have been hit with horrifying claims over the last few weeks, beginning with Harvey Weinstein and growing to include Steven Seagal, Kevin Spacey, and many more.
So far, Louis has not commented on the claims.
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