Five Women Have Accused Louis C.K. of Sexual Misconduct

Trigger Warning: This article discusses sexual misconduct.

The New York Times has released an explosive exposé on Louis C.K., in which five women allege the successful comedian committed sexual misconduct against them.

The alleged incidents range from the late '90s, when Louis C.K. was a writer on The Chris Rock Show, to 2005, and reveal a pattern of Louis C.K. exposing himself and then performing sexual acts on himself in front of non-consenting women.

Two of the women, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, allege that C.K. asked if he could take out his genitalia after they arrived in his room and they laughed it off thinking it was a joke. He then began to take off his clothes and performed a sexual act in front of the two who both said they felt paralysed.

It's not the first time these allegations have surfaced. The now-defunct Gawker first wrote about the Goodman-Wolov incident in 2012 but declined to mention his name. Three years later, they revealed that the comedian in question was Louis C.K. after a new sexual misconduct allegation was levelled against him.

Understandably, due to the allegations, many fans from his huge fanbase have started to boycott his comedy.

I was a loud and proud C.K. fan for many years, and I feel sad and disgusted and sorry and a bunch of other bad feelings about that fact now. Sorry Louis -- we're done for good. It's not me, it's you. https://t.co/1WIbzdmRis

— Y A R B S (@nyarbor) November 9, 2017

Since the article was released, the New York premiere for Louis C.K.'s upcoming movie, I Love You, Daddy—which tells the tale of a 17-year-old girl who falls in love with a 68-year-old director—has been canned, and his guest appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was scrapped.

Louis C.K. has offered no comments regarding the allegations and declined to comment on The New York Time's piece.

The news comes during intense times, as many male celebrities, including Kevin Spacey and Ed Westwick, have been accused of sexual harassment and assault.

2017 is well-and-truly shaping up to be the year that society called out sexual violence perpetrators and stood behind the victims for being grave enough to come forward with their stories.

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