Louis C.Ok. was one of the vital profitable standup comedians within the trade till he was accused of sexual misconduct.
Within the ‘90s, Louis C.Ok. started his profession as a author for a number of well-known comedians, together with David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Dana Carvey and Chris Rock. As a author, he earned a number of Emmy nominations for his writing on Late Night time with Conan O’Brien and The Chris Rock Present — for which he even took residence the award in 1999.
After making a reputation for himself as a author, Louis C.Ok. started to work on films and even carry out his personal standup reveals. His success grew within the 2000s as he landed his personal FX present, Louie, and comedy specials whereas additionally snagging a number of movie roles.
His affluent profession was dropped at a halt after 5 girls got here ahead to accuse him of sexual misconduct in November 2017. He later admitted that the allegations had been true and apologized for abusing his energy.
Preserve scrolling to see Louis C.Ok.’s ups and downs through the years.
2010
Louis C.Ok. rose to fame when his semi-autobiographical sequence Louie — which he starred in, directed and created — was picked up by FX. The dramedy ran for 5 seasons and earned a sequence of nominations together with for the Emmys, Critics Alternative, SAG Awards and extra. Louis C.Ok. took residence two Emmys for his writing on the sequence in 2012 and 2014. He additionally received back-to-back Critics Alternative awards for his appearing in 2012 and 2013.
2013
As he gained success from Louie, the actor went on to snag supporting roles within the movies American Hustle and Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine.
That very same 12 months Louis C.Ok. scored a take care of FX to have him develop and govt produce pilots along with his manufacturing firm Pig Newton. Beneath the contract, he labored behind the scenes on the sequence Higher Issues, Baskets, One Mississippi and The Cops.
2017
5 girls got here ahead in a New York Occasions exposé to accuse the comic of sexual misconduct. The piece alleged that Louis C.Ok. masturbated instantly in entrance of them or throughout cellphone calls whereas they labored with him. After information broke in regards to the allegations, Louis C.Ok. admitted the ladies’s claims had been true.
“These tales are true. On the time, I stated to myself that what I did was OK as a result of I by no means confirmed a lady my dick with out asking first, which can be true,” he stated in a prolonged assertion to Us Weekly on the time. “However what I discovered later in life, too late, is that when you might have energy over one other individual, asking them to have a look at your dick isn’t a query. It’s a predicament for them. The facility I had over these girls is that they admired me. And I wielded that energy irresponsibly.”
Following the scandal, Louis C.Ok. misplaced a number of partnerships and tasks together with his massive take care of FX.
“He’ll now not function govt producer or obtain compensation on any of the 4 reveals we had been producing with him – Higher Issues, Baskets, One Mississippi and The Cops,” the community stated in a press release on the time. “Louis has now confirmed the reality of the experiences referring to the 5 girls victimized by his misconduct, which we had been unaware of beforehand. So far as we all know, his conduct over the previous eight years on all 5 sequence he has produced for FX Networks and/or FX Productions has been skilled. Nonetheless, now isn’t the time for him to make tv reveals. Now’s the time for him to actually deal with the ladies who’ve come forth to talk about their painful experiences, a course of which he started at this time along with his public assertion.”
2018
Lower than one 12 months after his scandal made headlines, Louis C.Ok. returned to stand-up. In an August 2018 shock set at New York’s Comedy Cellar, he made an unsavory joke about rape whistles which rubbed some girls within the viewers the fallacious manner.
“When he stated ‘rape whistle’ folks had been laughing, and I used to be simply sitting there, like, ‘Oh my f—okay. That is so uncomfortable and so disgusting.’ Everybody round me was laughing,” one of many viewers members stated to Vulture. “That was simply miserable.”
4 months later, Louis C.Ok. made headlines once more in two separate cases. A 2011 clip of Louis C.Ok. and Rock resurfaced of the duo casually utilizing the N-word, sparking outrage on social media.
Just a few days later, Louis C.Ok. discovered himself in scorching water once more when he mocked the Parkland Taking pictures survivors throughout his comedy set.
“You’re not fascinating since you went to a highschool the place youngsters obtained shot,” he stated, instantly addressing the scholars who turned vocal advocates for stricter gun management within the wake of the bloodbath at their college. “Why does that imply I’ve to hearken to you? How does that make you fascinating? You didn’t get shot; you pushed some fats child in the way in which! Now I gotta hearken to you speaking?”
Social media and even a number of of the survivors slammed the comic for his joke. “17 folks died at my highschool, my buddy’s brother watched his pals die in entrance of him,” Jeremy Wein tweeted. “F–okay you Louis.”
2022
Louis C.Ok. took residence a Grammy award for Finest Comedy Album for his Sincerely, Louis C.Ok. particular — which was his first main piece of labor accomplished since his scandal. Whereas his win was not included within the dwell broadcast, many viewers shared their disappointment for his accolade.
2023
A documentary in regards to the actor’s scandal, titled Sorry/Not Sorry, premiered on the 2023 Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant. The undertaking took a glance contained in the allegations made about Louis C.Ok. and the way his return to comedy affected his victims.
