On Monday, Silverman, 47, opened up about her relationship with C.K., 51, during an interview on SiriusXM’sThe Howard Stern Show,revealing that she used tolet him masturbate in front of herwhen the two were coming up in comedy together.
“I don’t know if I’m going to regret saying this,” she said. “I’ve known Louis forever. I’m not making excuses for him. Please don’t take this that way. But, you know, we are peers. We’re equals. When we were kids and he used to ask if he could masturbate in front of me, sometimes I’d go, ‘F— yeah, I want to see that!’ It was like science.”
Silverman said her situation with C.K. was “not analogous” to the women who came forward with allegations against the comedian in aNew York Timesarticle last year, because unlike those women, “he could offer me nothing.”
“We were only just friends,” she said. “So sometimes, yeah, I wanted to see it. It was amazing. Sometimes I’d be like, ‘F—ing gross, no,’ and we’d get pizza.”
“To be real clear, CK had ‘nothing to offer me’ as I too was his equal on the set the day he decided to sexually harass me,” shetweeted. “He took away a day I worked years for and still has no remorse. He’s a predator who victimized women for decades and lied about it.”
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Silverman tweeted an apology to Corry, 47, within the hour.
“Rebecca I’m sorry,” shewrote. “Ugh this is why I don’t like weighing in. I can’t seem to do press 4 my show w/out being asked about it. But you’re right — you were equals and he f—ed with you and it’s not ok. I’m sorry, friend. You are so talented and so kind.”
“Thank you. I know exactly how you feel,” Corryresponded. “I can’t seem to live my life without getting rape & death threats, harassed & called a c— regularly for simply telling the truth. I’m sorry your friend created this situation. We deserve to do our art without having to deal with this s—.”
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C.K. initially responded to theTimesreport with alengthy statementin which he admitted that “these stories are true.”
“The hardest regret to live with is what you’ve done to hurt someone else,” he said. “And I can hardly wrap my head around the scope of hurt I brought on them … I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want. I will now step back and take a long time to listen.”
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Silverman elaborated on her stance on Monday in another interview for SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, explaining that she understands why many are outraged as her longtime friend stages a comeback.
source: people.com
