Apparently the NYT is about to release a story revealing potentially salacious allegations about CK. He's possibly next to go down.
Rumors have circulated around CK for a few years now. I don't know what the Times has, but he's probably going to be hit with some sexual assault or sexual harassment accusations.
Some of my proudest accomplishments were what others would call indiscretions. Later in life they are memories that keep you going. and your blood pumping. I think I will leave it at that...
Think of the things you have done when you were young that would possibly be criminal today?
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
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If you're that person, do you draw the sting? Do you get out in front, announce your indiscretions and detail the steps you took to overcome them? Or do you just sit there and hope that nobody you ever wronged publicizes it.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
"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," C.K. wrote in a statement released by his publicist, Lewis Kay.
"These stories are true," he admitted. "At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my (penis) 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 (penis) 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."
Louie's official statement (as released by his PR agent):
"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 whose 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."
That's probably about as honest of a statement as he could have put out there. I don't know if it will do him any good, certainly not in the short term, but at least he was stand up enough to own it all. Doesn't absolve him of his actions, just saying. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
That's probably about as honest of a statement as he could have put out there. I don't know if it will do him any good, certainly not in the short term, but at least he was stand up enough to own it all. Doesn't absolve him of his actions, just saying.
And he didn't even try to hide under the rainbow. Either way, tits up for Louie. [Reply]
Originally Posted by phisherman:
This goes right along with what I've heard about a few stand up comics; that they're severely f**ked up people personally.
That isn't news.
Richard Pryor was a coke freak (who burned himself severely while freebasing cocaine), Richard Lewis was a massive alcoholic, Sam Kinison, well, was Sam Kinison and so on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cooper barrett:
Some of my proudest accomplishments were what others would call indiscretions. Later in life they are memories that keep you going. and your blood pumping. I think I will leave it at that...
Think of the things you have done when you were young that would possibly be criminal today?
guess I've lived a boring life because yeah... no skeletons of anything close to anything actionable in my past. I don't think it's weird to expect people to keep their dicks in their pants unless invited to take it out. just a thought. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cooper barrett:
Some of my proudest accomplishments were what others would call indiscretions. Later in life they are memories that keep you going. and your blood pumping. I think I will leave it at that...
Think of the things you have done when you were young that would possibly be criminal today?
Good grief.
The only thing I did while I was young that would have been criminal today, was drinking and driving, which was criminal then and resulted in a DUI.
I haven't driven while drinking since and with Uber & Lyft, anyone that drinks and drives is a buttfucking moron. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Ebolapox:
guess I've lived a boring life because yeah... no skeletons of anything close to anything actionable in my past. I don't think it's weird to expect people to keep their dicks in their pants unless invited to take it out. just a thought.
Actionable? No. Thing I don't my daughters to know? YES!
All the things we used to do that were fun were outlawed by the people who didn't get in on the fun when they were younger. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
That's probably about as honest of a statement as he could have put out there. I don't know if it will do him any good, certainly not in the short term, but at least he was stand up enough to own it all. Doesn't absolve him of his actions, just saying.
It's a good apology by the extremely low standards that have been set, but he never actually says "sorry" or "I apologize," nor does he explicitly admit what he did was wrong. Defending his likely-scummy manager for "mediating" (read: intimidating victims into silence) is a bad move, too. Definitely better than Spacey's "I don't remember" or Weinstein's "I'm from a different era" or Cosby's outright denial, but still not quite good enough.
CK was one of my favorite standups for a long time, but when the rumors started to heat up a few years ago, I felt a lot less inclined to watch his stuff. I never bothered with Horace and Pete and didn't watch the last couple specials. I'll be fine never watching his stuff again, but it always sucks to find out somebody you genuinely liked and admired is a piece of shit. [Reply]
Louis C.K. scandal: FX, Netflix, publicist cut ties after admission of sexual misconduct
FX Networks announced late Friday afternoon that it was cutting ties with comedian Louis C.K. after he admitted to sexual misconduct with five women, as revealed by The New York Times.
"Today, FX Networks and FX Productions are ending our association with Louis C.K," representative Jesse Hiestand confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement. "We are canceling the overall deal between FX Productions and his production company, Pig Newton. He will no longer serve as executive producer or receive compensation on any of the four shows we were producing with him: Better Things, Baskets, One Mississippi and The Cops."
The statement continued, "Louis has now confirmed the truth of the reports relating to the five women victimized by his misconduct, which we were unaware of previously. As far as we know, his behavior over the past 8 years on all five series he has produced for FX Networks and/or FX Productions has been professional. However, now is not the time for him to make television shows. Now is the time for him to honestly address the women who have come forth to speak about their painful experiences, a process which he began today with his public statement.
Their decision came hours after comedian's publicist, Lewis Kay, released C.K.'s written remarks. (Hours later, Kay tweeted that he was no longer representing C.K.)
Early Friday morning, I Love You, Daddy distributor Orchard Films announced that the film company would be scrapping C.K.'s new movie, which was slated to open in limited release on Nov. 17. “The Orchard will not be moving forward with the release of I Love You, Daddy," the statement reads. The shelving follows the cancellation of the movie's New York premiere, originally scheduled for Tuesday.
Next, streaming service Netflix announced it would not be moving forward with its second planned C.K. standup special, the follow-up to the comedian's 2017 released in April. “The allegations made by several women in the New York Times about Louis C.K.’s behavior are disturbing," Netflix told USA TODAY in a statement provided by spokesperson Karen Barragan. "Louis' unprofessional and inappropriate behavior with female colleagues has led us to decide not to produce a second stand up special, as had been planned.” [Reply]
Originally Posted by cooper barrett:
Some of my proudest accomplishments were what others would call indiscretions. Later in life they are memories that keep you going. and your blood pumping. I think I will leave it at that... Think of the things you have done when you were young that would possibly be criminal today?
CK isn't young. Wasn't that young when incidents occurred. Fapping in front of others is hardly something to be proud of. [Reply]
"Universal Pictures and Illumination have terminated their relationship with Louis C.K. on The Secret Life of Pets 2," reads a statement from the studio. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cooper barrett:
Some of my proudest accomplishments were what others would call indiscretions. Later in life they are memories that keep you going. and your blood pumping. I think I will leave it at that...
Think of the things you have done when you were young that would possibly be criminal today?
You have almost certainly molested someone. [Reply]
Originally Posted by carcosa:
It's a good apology by the extremely low standards that have been set, but he never actually says "sorry" or "I apologize," nor does he explicitly admit what he did was wrong. Defending his likely-scummy manager for "mediating" (read: intimidating victims into silence) is a bad move, too. Definitely better than Spacey's "I don't remember" or Weinstein's "I'm from a different era" or Cosby's outright denial, but still not quite good enough.
CK was one of my favorite standups for a long time, but when the rumors started to heat up a few years ago, I felt a lot less inclined to watch his stuff. I never bothered with Horace and Pete and didn't watch the last couple specials. I'll be fine never watching his stuff again, but it always sucks to find out somebody you genuinely liked and admired is a piece of shit.