(from consequenceofsound.net)
Comedian Louis C.K. has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women, according to a new report from The New York Times.
All five of his accusers were aspiring comedians. Two women, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, said C.K. masturbated in front of them follow a show in Aspen, Colorado in 2002.
Another woman, Abby Schachner, said she could hear C.K. masturbating as they spoke on the phone in 2003. C.K. later acknowledged the incident in a message he sent to her on Facebook. “Last time I talked to you ended in a sordid fashion,” he wrote. “That was a bad time in my life and I’m sorry.”
A fourth woman, Rebecca Corry, said C.K. asked if he could masturbate in front of her while on the set for the TV pilot in 2005. Courteney Cox and David Arquette, who were executive producers on the pilot, confirmed the incident to The New York Times.
“What happened to Rebecca on that set was awful,” Cox said in an email, adding that she felt “outrage and shock.” “My concern was to create an environment where Rebecca felt safe, protected and heard,” she added. They discussed curtailing the production, but Corry decided to continue with the show.
