Letting Louis C.K. Back Onstage
The Daily
The New York Times
4.3 • 107.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbarale. This is The Daily. |
| 0:04.0 | Today, 9 months after being accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, Louis CK dropped |
| 0:18.5 | into a New York City Comedy Club, unannounced, and tried to make a combo. And he's returned |
| 0:26.2 | over and over. A conversation with the club owner, who has given him that stage. |
| 0:33.2 | It's Thursday, October 18. |
| 0:45.2 | For those of you tuning in to see my interview with Louis CK tonight, I have some bad news. |
| 0:53.2 | Then I have some really bad news. |
| 0:56.2 | Louis canceled his appearance here tonight because the New York Times broke this story today. |
| 1:00.2 | Five women are accusing Louis CK of sexual misconduct. |
| 1:05.2 | Multiple women coming forward with accusations against Louis CK. |
| 1:10.2 | Dana Min Goodman and Julie Woloff told The New York Times he proceeded to take all of his |
| 1:14.5 | clothes off and get completely naked and started masturbating. |
| 1:18.2 | Comedian Rebecca Cory said while on a TV set in 2005, quote, he asked if we could go |
| 1:23.7 | to my dressing room so he could masturbate in front of me. Miss Cory said she declined |
| 1:28.3 | and pointed out that he had a daughter and a pregnant wife. His face got red, she recalled, |
| 1:33.0 | and he told her he had issues. |
| 1:35.3 | Comedian Louis CK says sexual misconduct claims made against him by several women are true. |
| 1:41.1 | I have been remorseful of my actions and tried to learn from them and run from them. |
| 1:45.6 | Now, I'm aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. |
| 1:49.3 | What came out in The New York Times article today has been public knowledge to people in |
| 1:53.6 | the community for years. |
| 2:00.6 | Hey, that's it, Andrew. |
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