Comedian Louis C.K. has been accused of sexual misconduct toward five women, including masturbating in front of them to their horror and embarrassment, The New York Times reports. 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 was not identified, The Times adds.
Another publicist told the Times the comedian would not respond to their reporting. Schachner, who said she heard C.K. masturbating on the phone in 2003, declined comment to The Associated Press and representatives for the other three named women did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Corry alleges that C.K., while she was working on TV pilot in 2005, asked “if we could go to my dressing room so he could masturbate in front of me.” She declined.
In anticipation of the report, the New York premiere of Louis C.K.’s new film “I Love You, Daddy” was canceled on Thursday night and C.K.’s scheduled Friday appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” also has been dropped The small distribution company handling the release of “I Love You Daddy” said it is reviewing the situation and giving careful consideration to the timing and release of the film.
HBO announced Thursday that C.K. would no longer be participating in “Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs,”, while HBO also said it will remove C.K.’s past projects from its video on demand services. The famous comedian is among the latest Hollywood figures to be accused of misconduct in a wave that began when dozens of sexual harassment allegations were reported last month against film mogul Harvey Weinstein.
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