Late-night laughs: Louis C.K. allegations

Follow us:

[palatablejohnson]

this is literally like an episode from louie

[mandarinesudojaja]

trevor noah is the least funny person on earth

[Fyi]

Disturbing allegations? He asked for permission and they said yes

[shoddyworkmanship]

I am fucking terrified of women. Where are the sex-robots?!?! WE NEED THEM NOOOOW!!!

[leobat]

Louis C.K. is a weirdo, but he didn't do anyting wrong.

[jrdmusik]

I'm glad that Weinstein was called out, I'm glad that Spacey was called out even though I liked him as an actor. but I am particularly saddened that Louis was called out. yes it was inappropriate, yes it is sexual misconduct, and yes he should feel ashamed. but why did this have to go public? I can't say I know Louis personally because I don't. but I am a huge fan. all of his friends, the people he's worked with, are completely shocked. I'm sure his family is shocked. Louis does not strike me as a man without a moral compass. in fact, the women who have accused him of this have also admitted that he later apologized to them. before it even went public!! why did the allegations have to be public? that is my only question. louis' career is ruined. his movie was pulled, which I didn't even know he had. it will be hard for him to get anything now. and his life? he has 2 daughters, who he loves. he has an ex-wife who he's on good terms with. I just feel bad for the guy.

[andromedaiscoming]

Louis Ck's statement:

I want to address the stories told to The New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not.

These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was O.K. because I never showed a woman my dick 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 dick 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. Thank you for reading.

[Raidoven]

the last guy sounds like Bob's Burgers

[brunonunez]

What about Mark Wahlberg’s several hate crimes? Why does he still have a career?

[jetadam]

I loved all these shows. These are the reasons why I have unsubscribed. Look at what actually happened and stop treating accusations like they are a proven fact.

[GutsTaijo]

I'd rather have a hundred Louie's than any of these hacks.

[anotherclone]

Idk if he did it, I mean I wasn't in the room so.. but I like his act/comedy. Somehow this is entertainment nowadays and this is also the news. I feel like we're being exploited, Do we really actually care what these billionaires do in their free time?

[Matick-]

What's funny is everyone of those late night presenters knew what he did. Still love the guy and will still watch and buy what he's selling

[saadaakl]

As I'm watching this, all I can think is: you all might be next on the list!!!

[Zennofobic]

that last bit was great, how do they just pull a movie like that and not allow it to recoup some kind of return, i'd still watch it

[goodtaste]

First rape then harassment and misconduct what's next inappropriate speech ???

[Sinamonshi]

I feel like shit, I just could not stop laughing his face ::))))

[NxDoyle]

Louis's mess has been waiting in the wings for a while, so it shouldn't have come as a shock. Well, it _didn't_ come as a shock, but of all the men who have been exposed in this series of sexual harassment and abuse scandals, Louis's was always going to sting, because he holds, or held, a strong place in people's affections. Mine included.

But I can't make excuses for him, or attempt to mitigate his actions just because I like, nay, love him. And his honesty is no mitigating factor either. Even if he had broached it in March 2012, when Gawker hinted at it, he still stands guilty.

Between the two eastern seaboard newspapers of record, you're doing amazing work and I applaud you, not just on the subject of abuse in the entertainment industry, but in remaining focused and vigilant in your attempts to keep the bastards honest.

[DrivingPeter]

Why did they go to the hotel room in the first place?!

[ashvienis]

in hard time like this, he better come back with great performance because last special was not great than his earlier works...