“Now that I think bout it, all women in Hollywood should win double Oscars for acting like all the men were cool all along.”
The New York Times ran a story on Thursday in which five women accused comedian Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct.
The comedian released a lengthy statement on Friday admitting the women’s stories were true and stating that he felt remorseful.
Before his statement came out, C.K.’s upcoming film, I Love You, Daddy, was dropped by its distributor, HBO said it will remove the comedian’s work from its streaming services, and Netflix scrapped plans for a comedy special.
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“At this point, we’re going to need a new Oscar category this year,” Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, joked Thursday night. “Best Actor Whose Movies We Can’t Watch Anymore.’”
“In fact, now that I think bout it, all women in Hollywood should win double Oscars for acting like all the men were cool all along,” Noah said. “Every single one of them.”
“Like, it’s getting to the point where when I see a beloved celebrity’s name trending on Twitter I’m like, ‘Aww, please tell me they’re dead.'”
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Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, noted C.K. had been set to appear on his show on Thursday night but cancelled before the Times story published. “For those of you tuning in to see my interview with Louis C.K. tonight, I have some bad news,” Colbert said. “Then I have some really bad news.”
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On Late Night, Seth Meyers relied on on the allegations against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore to set up his joke, saying, “Politics are so full of perverts and deviants, I’m so glad I work in comedy,” right before the screen transitioned to an image of C.K.
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LINK: Women Tell The New York Times That Louis C.K. Masturbated In Front Of Them
LINK: “These Stories Are True”: Louis C.K. Admits To Masturbating In Front Of Women