It has come to attention that famed comedian, Louis C.K., has performed sexual misconduct in the presence of five women without proper consent. Over the years, Louis C.K. has exposed himself and masturbated in front of a total of at least 5 women. He came out publicly with an apology; however, it is not nearly what these women deserved to hear. Louis C.K. never explicitly apologized nor did he discuss how it would deeply affect these women. He focused on the way that it affected him and the hurt it caused him primarily, more than the hurt it caused those he affected. This leads me to question if he actually understands why his actions are inappropriate or if he gave a bullsh*t apology just to rebuild his career.

Here is the statement Louis C.K. came out with:

"I want to address the stories told to the New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who, four of which, did the right thing and brought my actions into light. 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 okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which doesn’t grant me the permission to assault them. 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 assault.It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power completely irresponsibly.

Running away from the hurt I caused is cowardly. Unfortunately, it is now too late for me to have reached a conclusion of what I should’ve known about this. I have created hurt to these women that will most likely prevent them from trusting other men who actually deserve them. Real men don’t put women in the position I put them in. 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 feeling badly about themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that position.

I abused the fact that these women admired me which I knew meant they would be discouraged by those who also looked up to me and therefore didn’t want to hear it. I knew that I was abusing my power. The power that these fans gave me because they trusted me and respected me. The same respect I should’ve gave back to them. I also took advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in 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.

I left them with the task of having to accept the disgusting act I performed in front of them. It has caused grief and scars that I have placed on their hearts. I have the task of accepting what I did wrong, but they have the task of accepting what happened to them when they did nothing wrong.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 brought on people who I work with and have worked with and who[se] professional and personal lives have been impacted by all of this. including projects currently in production: the cast and crew of Better Things, Baskets, 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 and embarrassment to my family and 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.I plan to take a break from the career I have been so lucky to have, in order to spend time considering the type of humor I typically have performed and the desensitized mindsets that I have helped instill into my fans.

There is nothing more to say other than I am deeply sorry for the hurt and threatening nature of my actions. I am sorry that these victims family and friends have to deal with the fact that their loved one had been through deep hurt and damage because of me. I am sorry these victims have been affected and are now changed due to my actions. I have been selfish and demeaning to these powerful women. In fact, I have been disrespectful to men and women. Men, because men like me are the reason that men get such a bad reputation in society. Women, because women are often victimized and ignored when they should be honored for the powerful and amazing beings they are. Sexual assault is way too common in our society, and I did nothing to prevent this happening to them. I, instead, encouraged and added onto this horrific tragedy that our world experiences. It is people like me that cause sexual assault to reoccur and why it can't be extinct. I am deeply disgusted with myself and the hurt I have caused the world, especially for the message it sends to young and impressionable individuals who are still shaping their idea of the world around them.

Thank you for reading."

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