Comedian Chris D'Elia is shutting down recent accusations of sexual harassment and predatory behaviour after he was exposed for allegedly attempting to pursue multiple underage girls. On Tuesday (June 16th), a woman named Simone Rossi shared her story on Twitter about how the comedian allegedly grooming her when she was 16, after pointing out the irony that he played a pedophile on the Netflix series, You. Afterwards, tons of other women came forward with their own inappropriate encounters with Chris while they were still minors.
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Now, Chris has broken his silence on the situation, denying all allegations but admitting that he has definitely acted like "a dumb guy" in the past. "I know I have said and done things that might have offended people during my career, but I have never knowingly pursued any underage women at any point." Chris told TMZ. "All of my relationships have been both legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged any inappropriate photos with the people who have tweeted about me."
"That being said, I really am truly sorry," he continues. "I was a dumb guy who ABSOLUTELY let myself get caught up in my lifestyle. That’s MY fault. I own it. I’ve been reflecting on this for some time now and I promise I will continue to do better."
After Simone told her story and countless women followed suite with their own, Twitter account @SheRatesDogs, "a platform for girls to share their past shitty and laughable experiences in the dating world," began tracking all the submissions they received about other women's predatory encounters with Chris.
