Sarah SilvermanJust one week after Louis CK admitted to incidents of sexual misconduct with multiple women, fellow US comic Sarah Silverman has addressed the scandal in a powerful new statement.
Speaking in a clip for her Hulu series, I Love You America, Silverman admitted to not wanting to address the situation, given her close relationship with CK.
"One of my best friends of over 25 years, Louis CK, masturbated in front of women," Silverman said.
"He wielded his power with women in fucked up ways, sometimes to the point where they left comedy entirely. I could couch this with heartwarming stories of our friendship and what a great dad he is, but that's totally irrelevant, isn't it? Yes, it is.
"It’s a real mind fuck, you know, because I love Louis. But Louis did these things. Both of those statements are true. So I just keep asking myself, 'Can you love someone who did bad things? Can you still love them?’"
"I can mull that over later certainly, because the only people that matter right now are the victims. They are victims, and they are victims because of something he did. So I hope it’s okay if I am, at once, very angry for the women he wronged and the culture that enabled it, and also sad, because he’s my friend."
Watch the full clip below.
