Last week, comedian, Louis CK “apologised” for masturbating in front of five women against their will.
“At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d**k without asking first, which is also true,” the 50-year-old said in a statement acknowledging his actions.
“The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.”
For many people, this was enough. CK was the first of a suite of sexual harassers recently exposed to the masses who acknowledged his actions.
But while his words shone in comparison to the statements of denial and misplaced blame made by fellow Hollywood sexual harassers like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, it’s the words he left out that would have meant the most.
Two words: I’m sorry.
Louis CK’s statement is so good we almost didn’t realize he never once used the words “I’m sorry.”
— Almie Rose (@AlmieRose) November 10, 2017
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Agreed.
He doesn't seem to realise that he doesn't have power over the because they admire him, he has it because he could seriously help or harm their careers.
Seems like there is a lot he doesn’t understand when it come to male-female interactions. Only thing he seems to understand is his lawyer’s instruction not to expressly say “sorry” because that’s admitting legal liability.