Twitter In Uproar After Louis CK Performs For The First Time Since Confirming Allegations Of Sexual Harassment

Late last year, we found out Louis CK had a couple of skeletons in his closet. Roseanne Barr actually made some allegations during an interview with the Daily Beast back in 2016.

“It’s Louis C.K., locking the door and masturbating in front of women comics and writers. I can’t tell you – I’ve heard so many stories. Not just him, but a lot of them,” she said.

“And it’s just par for the course. It’s just sh** women have to put up with,” she added.

At the time, he brushed it off, but allegations surfaced again last year in a damning New York Times expose, and he eventually released a statement, confirming them.

“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 wrote at the time. “These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d*** without asking first, which is also true.”

“But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your d*** isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them,” he continued.

“The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly. I have been remorseful of my actions. And I’ve tried to learn from them. And run from them. Now I’m aware of the extent of the impact of my actions,” he added. “I learned yesterday the extent to which I left these women who admired me feeling badly about themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that position.”

It’s been quite some time, but Louis CK decided to do standup again. The reaction on Twitter is…less than stellar.

*Language warning!*

Not a long enough time out for Louis CK. Don’t fall for the white redemption fairytale. He’s a first class piece of shit.

— Niesha Trout (@nieshatrout) August 28, 2018

The “white redemption fairytale”? I wasn’t aware that was A Thing.

Louis CK can eat shit

— Tyler Coates (@tylercoates) August 28, 2018

So he’s not a fan.

“Hi, I’m Louis CK. Welcome to my show, ‘The Self-Aware Rapist.’ Man, guys like me are the worst. Just the worst, the worst, the… yes, yes, I’ll accept this medal for my bravery. To continue, just the worst, worst, worst, worst, worst…”

— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) August 28, 2018

Louis CK being "banished" from stand-up comedy wasn't some kind of petty punishment, it was a fucking workplace safety issue.

— Bris Farley (@IanKarmel) August 28, 2018

Many wonder "how long" Louis CK should be "punished" for before he's "allowed to do comedy."

Not sure, but

1) he's not been punished.

2) For non-famous men, each count of indecent exposure and false imprisonment (which CK's admitted to) carries a sentence of ~1yr in jail

— Amir Talai (@AmirTalai) August 28, 2018

Multiple women Louis CK pulled his dick out in front of lost opportunities to pursue their careers because this guy and his enablers wanted to keep them quiet https://t.co/1muHlsXr9T

— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 28, 2018

"But he decided to just rip the Band-Aid off." — explain to me how Louis CK is wearing a metaphorical band-aid.https://t.co/TFFvXvDxo8

— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) August 28, 2018

"audiences should have the leeway to decide what to watch themselves." — opinion from the comedy club owner that booked Louis CK but didn't tell anyone, thereby removing their ability to decide for themselves

— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) August 28, 2018

This is the subtext of every Louis CK story (and it always has been, even when we didn’t know it). His career has always been a zero sum game that required a bunch of women not to have one. Him being on that stage keeps them off of it.

— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 28, 2018

Has Louis CK been punished enough yet?

— David Lazarus (@Davidlaz) August 23, 2018

It's not that I think redemption is impossible, but he's literally done nothing to redeem himself. Louis CK last said, less than a year ago, "I will now step back and take a long time to listen," but it wasn't fucking long enough, buddy, and you didn't do shit to fix anything.

— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) August 28, 2018

One of my fondest memories is singing my song about loving Louis CK right before he did a drop-in. The idea of him doing a drop-in now feels awful.

I believe people can grow and change, but this urgency to bring him (and others) back SO soon just sends such a bad message.

— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) August 28, 2018

What do you guys think? Do you believe in “redemption” in this particular area or nah? I’m genuinely curious.

I wouldn’t see him, I’ll tell you that much.