Comedian Louis CK has admitted to claims of sexual misconduct made by five women against him.
In a statement on Friday, Louis C.K. said, “I want to address the stories told to The New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not.”
He continued, “These stories are true.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Statement from Louis CK: "These stories are true" <a href="https://t.co/sa13jf8MZv">pic.twitter.com/sa13jf8MZv</a></p>— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) <a href="https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/929051427548422144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Netflix have released a statement saying they will not be making a second stand up special with him.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Based on Louis CK's behavior, we are not making his second stand up special.</p>— Netflix US (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/929072847137280000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Lewis Kay, who had been the comedian’s publicist, said in a Twitter post Friday, “As of today, I no longer represent Louis C.K.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As of today, I no longer represent Louis C.K.</p>— Lewis Kay (@lewiskay) <a href="https://twitter.com/lewiskay/status/929103704015474689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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