Louis C.K.’s new movie will no longer be released and Netflix announced Friday it was canceling production on a stand-up special — the latest fallout after five women came forward to accuse the comedian of sexual misconduct.
Movie distributor The Orchard had already decided Thursday to cancel the New York premiere of “I Love You, Daddy,” which Louis C.K. directed, wrote and stars in, ahead of a New York Times report detailing the accusations.
In its prior statement, the Sony-owned distributor said it was reviewing the situation but that “there is never a place for the behavior detailed in these allegations.”
Louis C.K. had also signed a deal with Netflix in February for two comedy specials. The first one, “2017,” premiered in April.
“The allegations made by several women in The New York Times about Louis C.K.s behavior are disturbing,” a Netflix spokesperson said Friday. “Louis’s unprofessional and inappropriate behavior with female colleagues has led us to decide not to produce a second stand up special, as had been planned.”
The 50-year-old creator and star of the FX series “Louie” is one of the world’s highest-paid comedians, earning about $52 million over the last year, according to Forbes. More than half of that comes from a deal he inked with Netflix for two specials, including for the one that is now canceled.
HBO also announced Thursday that Louis C.K. would not appear in the upcoming “Night of Too Many Stars” event and that his earlier work will be taken off its on demand platforms.
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In The Times exposé, two comedians, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, claim that Louis C.K. masturbated in front of them in 2002 while they were in his Colorado hotel room, The Times reported.
The women said they decided not to go to police because they were unsure what they say he did was a crime.
Three other women told the newspaper about their own experiences of alleged sexual misconduct. Comedian Abby Schachner said she called Louis C.K. in 2003 and that she believed he was masturbating during their conversation. Another comedian, Rebecca Cory, said that Louis C.K. asked if he could masturbate in front of her in 2005, but she declined.
NBC News has not verified the allegations.
“I Love You, Daddy” was set for a limited release in the U.S. on Nov. 17.
Filmed in black and white, the film pays homage to Woody Allen’s “Manhattan,” and was already creating controversy of its own before the allegations against Louis C.K. He plays a television writer whose 17-year-old daughter (Chloe Grace Moritz) becomes involved with a 68-year-old filmmaker (John Malkovich).
In one scene in the movie, a male friend of Louis C.K.’s character mimes masturbating, even when the Louis C.K. character’s female producing partner walks into the room.
Louis C.K. did not respond to The Times’ report and has not given a public response.
Lewis Kay, a rep for Louis C.K., said Friday that “in the coming days, Louis will issue a written statement.”
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The accusations against him follow a wave in recent months of sexual misconduct allegations roiling the entertainment industry. Powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was ousted from his studio and more than 85 women accused him of misconduct in the past three decades.
Some of his accusers, including actresses Rose McGowan and Paz de la Huerta, have said he raped them. At least four sexual misconduct or sexual assault investigations related to Weinstein are underway in the Los Angeles area.
Weinstein has denied the claims through a spokesperson, who said that “any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein.”