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LOUIS CK’S LONGTIME manager has apologised for not taking complaints of his client’s sexual misconduct more seriously.
Dave Becky said in a lengthy statement yesterday that he misunderstood the nature of the allegations brought forth by a female comedy duo in 2002 who claimed CK masturbated in front of them without their consent.
The allegations by Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov were among several included in a New York Times report last week about CK’s history of misconduct.
Becky said he misinterpreted the women’s complaint and sought discretion for what he considered an issue of infidelity for his then-married client. At the time, he said, he did not consider the women’s interaction with CK as “threatening or non-consensual”.
“If I had, I would have taken this event as seriously as it deserved to be, and I would have confronted Louis, which would have been the right thing to do,” Becky said in his statement.
I now comprehend that my response was perceived as a threat to cover-up sexual misconduct. This is not an excuse. What I did was wrong, and again, I am extremely sorry.
Becky and 3Arts Entertainment dropped CK as a client after the New York Times detailed allegations of sexual misconduct from five women against the comedian. CK has since said the allegations are true.
Becky maintains in his statement that he was unaware of his client’s behaviour beyond the 2002 incident.
“I have come to realise my status wielded an atmosphere where such news did not reach me, or worse yet, that it seemed such news did not matter to me,” Becky wrote. “It does. It matters tremendously.”
Becky also represents such entertainers as Amy Poehler, Kevin Hart, Issa Rae, Maya Rudolph and Aziz Ansari.
It has been reported widely today that actress Pamela Adlon has dropped Becky over the Louis CK harassment claims.
Becky’s apology comes as fallout from the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal continues to spread through the entertainment and media industries.
A flood of allegations against various powerful men have surfaced since the New York Times published its expose last month about decades of harassment and cover-ups by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
The group editor of DC Comics was fired yesterday amid allegations of sexual harassment reported last week by BuzzFeed. Warner Bros and DC Entertainment said editor Eddie Berganza was fired and that the organisations are “committed to eradicating harassment”.
BuzzFeed reported last week that included on-the-record accounts of Berganza sticking his tongue in the mouth of one female employee and repeatedly trying to kiss another female employee.
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He knew, it wasn’t out in the public and his client was making him plenty of money. Only now that his client has been exposed in public, now it’s all”misunderstanding” or “misinterpretation”.
@Arnold Lane: The thing is it was in the public and well known rumour he did this to a number of people. As his agent and working in the industry he would have been well aware of the accusations. He isn’t believable. Would be like claiming there are no suggestions John Travolta is gay. Well known claim in the public but not everyone has heard it but his agent certainly has
Misunderstood!,well it was as plain as the d#%k in his client’s hand.
As Napoleon said, “it’s not necessary to censor the news, it’s sufficient to delay the news until it no longer matters.”
The perpetual denial phase is over, now it’s the “I’m sorry if you were offended” phase.
And next, it’ll be the comeback.
It’ll be sickening how easy it is for him to walk back as if nothing happened in the next 6 months.
Managers would never want to lose a meal ticket.
Sure how else would you interpret a complaint about a man masturbating in front of you.
Non-apologies with revised explanations of extraordinaryly bad or sometimes illegal behavior. WWN’s take – “This template has been chosen with the aim of stopping someone from creating a statement which is essentially ‘shit, I’m so sorry I was caught, but at the same time, I don’t remember doing any of these things’,” explained someone with a functioning brain” http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/11/13/new-template-apology-issued-for-men-accused-of-sexual-harassment/
@Smidgen Dublin: Jesus WWN are good.
Oh pull the other one……
wow another leftist celebrity who want’s to lecture the common people about morals turns out to be a creep, who would have guessed?
@cormacpaddies: while you’re at it let’s point out that it’s another male. Probably more relevant than political ideology.
@Dave O Keeffe: Your point? it’s common knowledge that men commit most “sexual assault” since they are naturally physically dominate over women. However why is it that the left and Holywood are filled to the brim with sexual creeps and sickos?
@cormacpaddies: you really can’t think of any on the right? Bush snr, Moore, O’Reilly, Ailes. You know what the difference is? Nobody is defending the sex pests on the left because they are on the left. Look at the names I’ve given, all were defended vehemently by others on the right.
@Dave O Keeffe: I don’t support any of the people you listed(I actually think their ideologies have been quite damning) how ever you can’t lie the amount of creepy rapists and pedos are extremely over-represented on the left. Show’s how you are left grasping for straws when you have to list someone who pinched a woman’s ass when taking a photo. The likes of Weinstein, Woddy Allen and Bill Clinton who call them selves male feminists who are empowering women always turn out to be sickest of the sick
I don’t support any of the people you listed(I actually think their ideologies have been quite damning) how ever you can’t lie the amount of creepy rapists and pedos are extremely over-represented on the left. Show’s how you are left grasping for straws when you have to list someone who pinched a woman’s ass when taking a photo. The likes of Weinstein, Woddy Allen and Bill Clinton who call them selves male feminists who are empowering women always turn out to be sickest of the sick
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