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We’re coming up on the seventh anniversary of a world-changing event: the publication of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s bombshell New York Times exposé, “Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades.” The story had immediate effect in the entertainment industry, as survivors of sexual misconduct (or worse) by powerful men came forward with their own stories, seeing evidence that journalists were interested in reporting out their stories. Historically, abusers with enough money or clout could kill damaging features about their actions; maybe that era was finally coming to an end. Or maybe abusers have just spent the last seven years learning how to ride out allegations and then go back to work.

If you were even dimly aware of the news in the days after the initial Times report, you probably remember several...

Sorry/Not Sorry Image: The New York Times Sorry/Not Sorry opens with a smattering of journalists and comedians (mostly men) mourning what could have become of Louis C.K.’s genius. And it’s true, Louis C.K.’s genius—a word that gets used a lot throughout Cara Mones...

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Sorry/Not Sorry opens with a smattering of journalists and comedians (mostly men) mourning what could have become of Louis C.K.’s genius. And it’s true, Louis C.K.’s genius—a word that gets used a lot throughout Cara Mones and...

It has now been seven years since Louis C.K. was canceled. Or was he? In November 2017, The New York Times published a damning piece in which five women came forward accusing him of sexual misconduct. In the article, long-running rumors about the famed comedian’s behavior finally came to light, with his victims describing stories in which he masturbated in front of them or on the phone. Following years of denying such claims, a day after the Times exposé he admitted in a statement, “These stories are true.” In quick order, his movie I Love You, Daddy’s release was scrapped, his deal with FX ended and his career was seemingly put on life-support.

In that statement, C.K. said he would “step back and take a long time to listen.” But less than a year later, he was back on stage, offering no remorse for his actions. It was...

The comedians who put their careers on the line to expose Louis C.K.’s long history of sexual harassment are finally getting the theatrical release that the #MeToo movement denied I Love You, Daddy.

Almost seven years ago, Louis C.K. released a statement to The New York Times openly admitting that the accusations made against him by numerous female comics regarding sexual harassment and misconduct were completely true, even after he and his associates spent years shooting down such claims and professionally retaliating against the accusers. C.K.’s admission only came after the distributor for I Love You, Daddy canceled the premiere of C.K.’s film about his complicated feelings toward Woody Allen amidst the mounting accusations, and the ensuing fallout brought C.K.’s burgeoning career to a screeching halt.

In the modern era, C.K. is back to selling out stadiums such as Madison Square Garden,...

No institution can dodge Louis C.K.’s comedic legacy and sexual allegations, TIFF included, where he appeared immediately pre-#MeToo with his film I Love You, Daddy. I squirmed slightly recalling C.K.’s appearance at the festival as I watched Cara Mones and Caroline Suh unpacking the case, his survivors, and his humor in Sorry/Not Sorry. The documentary follows entertainment journalists re-contextualizing the controversial comedian’s achievements in the present, along with testimonies from his assault survivors (and talented comedians in their own right) Jen Kirkman, Abby Schnacher, and Megan Koester.

The documentary’s talking-head and archival-footage aesthetic allows for a long runway to observe ethical conundrums in entertainment. Is it okay to be offensive under the guise of comedy? How much truth should be involved in a joke? And how much does that matter? If art is subjective, can the professional remain separate from the personal? While Sorry/Not Sorry proposes intriguing,...

Having recently been fêted by the Recording Academy with a Grammy, comedian and admitted sexual harasser Louis C.K. is trying to rejuvenate his film career with a campaign to get theaters to screen his new movie, Fourth of July.

C.K. announced the film, which he directed and co-wrote, on his website Friday, June 3. The film is currently scheduled to open July 1, and there are some screenings lined up in New York City, Boston, and Chicago. In a letter sent to fans (published by The Hollywood Reporter) C.K. said...

Louis C.K. revealed today via his website that he’s directed a new indie titled Fourth of July, calling on his fan base to advocate for its release in their cities.

The secret movie written by C.K. and comic Joe List centers on Jeff (List), a recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC who confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation. Sarah Tollemache, Paula Plum, Robert Walsh and Robert Kelly also star.

Fourth of July will premiere at New York’s Beacon Theater on June 30, with screenings to follow at Boston’s Shubert Theater on July 1, and The Vic in Chicago on July 2. Additional plans for exhibition have not yet been disclosed.

“We are still compiling and constantly adding to the list of theaters which I will post on the web page for the movie which is on my website,” shared C.K in an open letter to fans.

In 2017, Louis C.K. was set to return to filmmaking in a major way with “I Love You, Daddy,” an art film he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. But in the months leading up to the controversial movie, multiple female comedians accused the comic of sexual misconduct. The charges, which he ultimately admitted to, caused the film’s release to be scrapped and the comedian’s career was temporarily derailed.

Now, five years later, Louis C.K. is gearing up to release another film. The comedian announced today that he has written, directed, and starred in a new feature titled “Fourth of July,” which is set to hit theaters this summer.

The film tells the story of a recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC who confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation. In addition to C.K., the cast includes Sarah Tollemache, Paula Plum, Robert Walsh,...

Louis C.K. is readying the release of “Fourth of July,” a new comedy-drama that marks the controversial comedian’s first feature directorial effort since admitting to sexual misconduct in 2017. The film, which C.K. also co-wrote with Joe List, centers on a recovering alcoholic from New York City who clashes with family on their annual July 4th vacation trip. List stars in the film opposite Sarah Tollemache, Paula Plum, Robert Walsh and Robert Kelly. C.K. also appears in a small role.

According to C.K.’s official website, “Fourth of July” will be getting a theatrical release starting July 1. Showtimes and theater locations have yet to be announced. C.K. will also be touring with the film for one-night only screenings in New York City, Boston and Chicago. Tickets for these special screenings are available now on C.K.’s website. Both List and C.K. will attend...

For many music fans and insiders, critiquing the Grammy nominations is an annual pastime. And each year, the Academy seems to find new and interesting ways to wind up observers. When the 2021 nominations dropped last year, the main knock was a complete shutout for the Weeknd. This time around, the issues are a little more complex. There are some noteworthy omissions among the 2022 field — no women in any of the rock categories; no Spanish-language or West African artists in any of the majors — but more concerning than who was left out is who was included.

While Chloë Grace Moretz has never been shy about working in genre films previously, as she may be best known for her superhero role in the “Kick-Ass” films, recently, she’s gone for more auteur works, such as “Greta,” “Suspiria,” “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” and the never-released “I Love You, Daddy.” But lately, she appears to be jumping headfirst into genre yet again with her upcoming film, “Shadow in the Cloud” and a new Amazon series based on a novel from sci-fi author William Gibson.

Continue reading ‘The Peripheral’: Chloë Grace Moretz To Star In Amazon’s Sci-Fi Series Produced By ‘Westworld’ Creators at The Playlist.

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has announced it is returning a $2,800 donation made by comedian and actor Louis C.K., who openly admitted to sexual misconduct in November 2017. According to Time magazine, C.K. made a donation to the Biden campaign on March 4 after the candidate won more than a dozen Super Tuesday ballots. A Biden campaign spokesman confirmed with Time that C.K.’s donation has since been refunded.

C.K. was accused of sexual misconduct by five women in a report published by The New York Times in November 2017. The women, many of them fellow comedians, said C.K. openly masturbated in front of them or requested to do. The comedian said in a statement the allegations made against him were true and that he was “remorseful” over his actions. C.K. quickly lost his development deal with FX Networks and the distribution deal for his feature film “I Love You, Daddy...

While there are a handful of powerful Hollywood figures who are currently serving jail time after allegations of sexual harassment and assault came to light during the #MeToo movement – namely, Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby – there are also a few celebs whose careers have essentially been put on hold or canceled as a result of the allegations levied against them.

One of the more high-profile ones who fits into the latter category is comedian and actor Louis C.K., who was accused by multiple women of masturbating in front of them in small, closed-off settings (such as in hotel rooms or on phone calls). Not long after these allegations came to light, Louis admitted that they were true and issued an apology. Still, it wasn’t long before he was dropped from a handful of upcoming projects; his feature film I Love You, Daddy was shelved and FX terminated their business with C.

A harrowing accusation of rape against actor Timothy Hutton, surfaced in a BuzzFeed story on Monday, raises questions about a new film in which he co-stars about the life of activist icon Gloria Steinem.

In an in-depth BuzzFeed report by Kate Aurthur and Adam B. Vary (both have since joined the staff of Variety), the Oscar-winning actor is accused of raping former model Sera Johnson in 1983, when she was 14 years old. Hutton “completely and unequivocally” denied the accusations in the article, saying the account was “patently false and designed only to extort money from him.”

Hutton could become one of the numerous actors whose unreleased projects have been tainted by alleged sexual misconduct, including: Kevin Spacey, who was replaced in Ridley Scott’s finished film “All The Money In The World” by Christopher Plummer; Jeffrey Tambor, who was killed off of Amazon’s popular series “Transparent” following two accusations of...

After his career was derailed by stories about his sexual misconduct, Louis Ck began resurfacing at comedy clubs last year, where reports of his off-color jokes followed most sets. Now, he appears to be taking unusual measures to test out new stand-up material without anyone reading about it later. The comedian has called on the Acme Comedy Co. to help enforce a cell phone ban during a four-night run at the Minneapolis-area club.

Louis Ck is performing in Minneapolis soon, and the comedy club sent out a notice because he doesn't post tour dates anymore. In addition to adding Yondr pouches to his gigs, he also requires them to share this copyright notice that I have never before seen a comedian share/post pic.twitter.com/ya8mqwXPE0

— James Shotwell (@jamesdshotwell) May 4, 2019

A number of individuals in the comedy community responded to the legalese when it surfaced on Saturday. Citing...

Paul Davidson, The Orchard Film Group’s executive vice president of film and television, is stepping down after the sale of the company to 1091 Media is completed, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.

In a memo to staff, Davidson wrote: “As the company ends one chapter and begins another, I have made the decision to move on from The Orchard film group. While I am very appreciative that 1091 asked me to continue to run the company in its new iteration, for me the time is right to look toward my own next chapter and build something new. There are exciting things on the horizon, and I look forward to sharing more when I’m able. “

Davidson has been with The Orchard for five years. In January, 1091 Media announced its acquisition of the company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Orchard Film Group is owned by The Orchard,...

The Orchard’s executive vice president of film and TV, Paul Davidson, was in Sundance looking for movies when the carefully planned opening day announcement broke that investment group 1091 Media, which is part of the digital media holding company Dimensional Associates, has entered into an agreement in principle to wholly acquire The Orchard Film Group from global music distribution company The Orchard.

At a challenging time in the film industry, the Orchard is devoting its main business to its core music operations in 40 countries around the world. The Orchard film division has been competing with deep-pocketed distribution rivals to acquire affordable properties, many of them foreign-language, for theatrical release, from Chile’s Globe-nominated “Neruda” to the more recent shortlisted Colombian submission, “Birds of Passage,” which was to hit theaters in 2019, but did not land an Oscar slot. Still to come on the company’s 2019 slate is “The Hummingbird Project” in March starring Jesse Eisenberg.

The Orchard’s executive vice president of film and TV, Paul Davidson, was in Sundance looking for movies when the carefully planned opening day announcement broke that investment group 1091 Media, which is part of the digital media holding company Dimensional Associates, has entered into an agreement in principle to wholly acquire The Orchard Film Group from global music distribution company The Orchard.

At a challenging time in the film industry, the Orchard is devoting its main business to its core music operations in 40 countries around the world. The Orchard film division has been competing with deep-pocketed distribution rivals to acquire affordable properties, many of them foreign-language, for theatrical release, from Chile’s Globe-nominated “Neruda” to the more recent shortlisted Colombian submission, “Birds of Passage,” which was to hit theaters in 2019, but did not land an Oscar slot. Still to come on the company’s 2019 slate is “The Hummingbird Project” in March starring Jesse Eisenberg.

As the entertainment world continues to debate whether or not Louis C.K. deserves a comeback after admitting to sexual misconduct last fall, Rose Byrne says at least one thing is not debatable about the issue: The comedian should not be surprising audiences with unannounced comedy sets. Byrne, who co-starred opposite C.K. in his controversial directorial effort “I Love You, Daddy,” told The New York Times she takes issue with the way C.K. started his comeback earlier this year.

“It’s too soon for him to have a surprise one, that’s for sure,” Byrne said when asked whether the comedian was ready for a comeback. “I think if he’s going to show up, just let everybody know so then they can make a decision, like, ‘I don’t want to see this guy — I’m out.’ It’s also the gatekeepers around these things who give people...

Louis C.K.’s latest performance at the Comedy Cellar in New York City was certainly no secret, as a crowd of protestors gathered outside the Greenwich Village club on Monday night.

Many held signs supporting the #MeToo movement and the five women who have accused the disgraced comedian of sexual misconduct.

“Does this sign make you uncomfortable, Louie?” read one sign, while another said: “When you support Louis C.K., you tell women your laughter is more important than their sexual assaults and loss of their careers.”

After performing a number of surprise shows — that even the Comedy Cellar management wasn’t expecting — in recent months, C.K. was on the bill Monday night, marking the first time he had an advertised gig on stage since his public downfall last November.

Louis C.K.’s comeback train shifted from New York City’s Comedy Cellar to the West Side Comedy Club on Wednesday, October 10. Comedian Billy Procida gathered intel about C.K.’s latest set for a report published on the comedy news website Laugh Spin, which includes some details about the set provided by the evening’s host, comedian AMarie Castillo.

“It’s like he didn’t even skip a beat with the year he had,” Castillo told Laugh Spin about C.K.’s October 10 set. “He was so genuine and reflected on how weird his year was, tried out some new dark and dirty material…Sounds to me he is owning up, acknowledging, and trying to figure it out.”

While C.K. didn’t blatantly address his history of sexual misconduct, Castillo said he did discuss some of the fallout he has faced and alluded to the elephant in the...

Sarah Silverman has never been one to shy away from sensitive topics, but even she was reluctant to address Louis C.K.’s sexual harassment scandal last year. The two comedians are longtime friends, and in an episode of “I Love You, America” she felt compelled to address the situation and discuss how you can still love someone who’s done bad things.

In a new interview, Silverman says something good came of that: “I will say — and I hope this is Ok to say — that after I did that [monologue], he called me. And he said it really helped one of his daughters to understand,” she said onstage, according to Vulture.

“She showed it to him and she said, I can love you even though you did bad things. And we cried. It was a small silver lining in a very bleak story,” Silverman added. She also touched on C.K.

The Orchard thought it had landed one of the glossiest packages at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, “I Love You, Daddy.” The boundary-pushing story of a TV writer who grows alarmed after an older director becomes obsessed with his teenage daughter, the movie had all the makings of an art-house breakout. But the passion project directed by and starring Louis C.K., which sold for a hefty $5 million, would never open in theaters.

Less than a month later, “I Love You, Daddy” was deemed un-releasable after an investigation published in The New York Times revealed that C.K. had forced several women to watch him masturbate. The fiasco taught The Orchard a valuable lesson, one that has taken on added resonance as one high-profile figure after another has become embroiled in sexual harassment or abuse scandals.

“You have to do your homework,” says Paul Davidson, the indie studio’s...

Just over one year ago, Louis Ck was a prophet. “It’s a great year for male shittiness,” Louis Ck said at the Television Critics Association press tour in August 2017, sitting next to collaborator Pamela Adlon to talk about the second season of “Better Things.” “The market is up… It’s doing great.”

Ck was specifically referring to how Adlon used her personal experiences as a woman, especially in regard to how they can be poorly treated by men, to drive the intimate FX comedy. “She goes around and collects it, and it’s valuable to her,” he said as reporters and Adlon laughed. “It’s, like, when men and women see each other on the street, for us, we are collecting a spank bank and she’s collecting ideas for her show. And everybody wins.”

It’s yet another remark that was funny at the time, but following the...

“SNL” “Weekend Update” host Michael Che is the latest comedian to weigh in on Louis C.K.’s surprise stand-up set.

Che said that the online reaction and outrage over C.K.’s appearance had to do with how important fame and celebrity is to observers.

“omg! Can you believe that guy went on with his life?! Yes Megan. I can.” Che said in an Instagram story Tuesday night. Che then responded to an article written about C.K. and potential #MeToo comebacks, saying that what drives most of the articles he reads on similar subjects is a desire and value of fame.

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“A lot of what I read says C.K. shouldn’t get to be a ‘famous’ comedian anymore. Because to them, he’s still winning. Isn’t that strange?” Che said.

How soon is too soon? That’s the question on a lot of people’s minds following Louis C.K.’s surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar in New York City over the weekend for his first stand-up routine since last November, when he admitted to multiple instances of sexual misconduct.

While some crisis management experts called the Emmy winner’s return to the stage premature, others told TheWrap it was as smooth a re-entry as anyone could have predicted less than a year after a very public disgrace.

“Nine months is not long enough — he came back a little too soon,” Richard Levick, chairman of crisis management firm Levick, told TheWrap. “Even Betty Ford spent more time out of circulation.”

Susan Tellem, a partner with Tellem Grody PR, Inc. in Malibu, California, agreed, telling TheWrap: “While as a crisis manager, I would have said, ‘No, do not do that’ to Louis Ck,...

Louis C.K. performed his first stand-up set since he was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman told TheWrap.

Dworman said that C.K. appeared at the Greenwich Village comedy club around 11 p.m. on Sunday night and did a 15-minute set.

The unannounced show was “typical Louis C.K. stuff” with jokes about racism, waitresses tips, parades, etc. according to Dworman. “It was very ordinary for him,” he said, describing the audience response as “sustained applause … It was a good reception. He went through an everyday list of jokes.”

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Dworman said that no one at the Comedy Cellar knew that C.K. was going to take to the stage but that “he used to perform there regularly” before the #MeToo accusations.

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Louis C.K. performed his first stand-up set since publicly admitting to sexual harassment, the New York Times has reported.

According to the Times, C.K. made an unannounced appearance at the Comedy Cellar in New York Sunday night.

Noam Dworman, the owner of the Cellar, told the Times that C.K.’s set lasted about 15 minutes and consisted of “typical Louis C.K. stuff.”

“It sounded just like he was trying to work out some new material, almost like any time of the last 10 years he would come in at the beginning of a new act.”

Dworman added that C.K. was “very relaxed” and the sold-out audience of about 115 responded well to his appearance, including an ovation before he even performed.

The Cellar has a tradition of surprise comedy guests, and Dworman said one member of Sunday’s audience called the club Monday to express unhappiness over the lack of notice of C.

Friday marks three weeks since six women accused CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of sexual misconduct in a New Yorker story. But unlike many of the men accused since the start of the #MeToo movement last year, Moonves has held on to his job so far.

What happens next for Moonves depends on a CBS investigation being conducted by two outside law firms. But as our list below shows, losing his job is neither a certainty nor an impossibility. The #MeToo movement that began with the October 2017 accusations against Harvey Weinstein has toppled some of the most powerful men in America, from Charlie Rose to Sen. Al Franken. Others have held on despite serious accusations against them.

Here is a list of a few of the most high-profile men who have been accused of sexual misconduct over the past 10 months, followed by more detail about each case.

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In November 2017, comedian and filmmaker Louis C.K. was accused of harassment by five women in a report from The New York Times. Some of the allegations claimed C.K. masturbated in front of female comics, and he verified that the “stories are true” in a personal statement. The allegations arrived in the early weeks of #MeToo, and the report wasn’t just damning to C.K.’s career, but also to his film “I Love You, Daddy,” which partially revolves around the relationship between Chloë Grace Moretz, playing the 17-year-old daughter of C.K.’s character, and a 68-year-old filmmaker played by John Malkovich.

The film was immediately yanked from the release calendar in the wake of the allegations, but people are still talking about its potential future, even if some of its own stars aren’t excited about the possibility that it could be released.

“I Love You, Daddy” co-star Rose Byrne,...

Chloë Grace Moretz was set to have a pretty great 2018. Not only is she starring in the acclaimed “Miseducation of Cameron Post” and the upcoming, highly-anticipated “Suspiria” remake from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, but the young actress also had a starring role in the new film from comedian-filmmaker Louis C.K., titled “I Love You, Daddy.” But with C.K.

Continue reading Chloë Grace Moretz Says Louis C.K.’s Unreleased ‘I Love You, Daddy’ Should Stay On The Shelf at The Playlist.

If actress Chloe Grace Moretz had it her way, the cross-generational romance she starred in with Louis C.K. would “just kind of go away.”

“I Love You, Daddy,” which was written, directed by and stars C.K. premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival just before a #MeToo scandal involving the actor broke — to say nothing of the film’s content, which saw C.K.’s onscreen 17-year-old daughter (Moretz) have an affair with a famous director in his 60s.

“I don’t think it’s time for them to have a voice right now,” Moretz told the New York Times when asked about the project. “Of course, it’s devastating to put time into a project and have it disappear. But at the same time, this movement is so powerful and so progressive that I’m just happy to be in communication with everyone and to see...

Chloë Grace Moretz is currently in theaters with the well-reviewed Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” but one film she hopes is not released anytime soon is Louis C.K.’s “I Love You, Daddy.” The actress played the daughter of C.K.’s character in the comedy, which he also wrote and directed. The film’s plot courted controversy for featuring Moretz’s 17-year-old falling for a famous 68-year-old filmmaker (John Malkovich).

“I Love You, Daddy” first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, where it was picked up for distribution by The Orchard. The indie distributor planned to release the film theatrically on November 17, 2017, but the title was pulled from the calendar on November 10 after C.K. admitted to sexual harassment.

Prior to the movie being pulled from release, Moretz told the Los Angeles Times that she notified The Orchard she would not be promoting the...

“A Star is Born,” “First Man,” and “Widows” are among the awards-season hopefuls that will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, running Sept. 6-16.

Other notable films scheduled for the prestigious gathering include “Beautiful Boy,” a drug addiction drama with Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet; “The Front Runner,” with Hugh Jackman as Sen. Gary Hart; and “Old Man & the Gun,” a heist thriller that will mark Robert Redford’s retirement from acting.

The films announced on Tuesday are not the final list, as Toronto programmers intend to keep adding to the current crop of invitees. Programmers screened roughly 7,000 films before deciding which films to showcase.

The Canadian celebration of cinema is seen as an important stop for movies hoping to be in the Oscar conversation. In the past, films such as “Gravity,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Spotlight,” and “The Shape of Water” have all generated momentum that...

Comedian and writer Rebecca Corry, one of Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct accusers, has come forward to talk about the backlash she has faced since speaking up.

“Since speaking out, I’ve experienced vicious and swift backlash from women and men, in and out of the comedy community,” Corry wrote for Vulture. “I’ve received death threats, been berated, judged, ridiculed, dismissed, shamed, and attacked .”

Corry also explained that many people have said to her that C.K. apologized for his actions, which Corry said is far from the truth.

“But he didn’t,” she wrote. “Admitting what you did, and justifying it with ‘I always asked first,’ is not the same as apologizing.”

While facing the backlash, Corry also said that it’s been “heartbreaking” to see people she “liked and respect lie and defend” C.

Last December, when former “Silicon Valley” star T.J. Miller was accused of sexual assault by an anonymous woman and transphobic behavior by a film critic in the space of just two days, the actor and comedian was swiftly snipped from two big projects. First, Miller’s Comedy Central series “The Gorburger Show” was cancelled, then the mucus medication Mucinex dropped the comedian as its animated spokesperson. (He had previously left “Silicon Valley” in its fourth season, and the actor made it clear that he didn’t have any interest in returning to the HBO comedy; the newest season of the show has already nodded at killing his character off-screen.)

But one huge project didn’t abandon Miller: Steven Spielberg’s splashy new blockbuster, “Ready Player One,” which cast Miller as a bad guy in June of 2016, just one month before production was slated to begin on a production that Spielberg...

Edie Falco hopes Louis C.K. gets a second chance in show business.

The Sopranos alum, 54, starred in the comedian’s film I Love You, Daddy, but she — along with the rest of the cast — stopped promoting the film last year after C.K. was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.

The actor ultimately admitted that the accusations were true and apologized for his behavior, an act Falco thinks should earn him a shot at redemption.

“He’s someone who admitted that he did what he was accused of doing and admitted that it wasn’t right,” she said in a recent interview with Vulture.

Edie Falco knows Louis C.K. very well after staring in “Horace and Pete” and “I Love You, Daddy,” and she tells Vulture in a new interview that she’s hoping the comedian gets a second chance after admitting to sexual harassment last fall. C.K. was accused of harassment by five women in a November report from The New York Times. Some of the allegations claimed C.K. masturbated in front of female comics, and he verified the “stories are true” in a personal statement.

“He’s someone who admitted that he did what he was accused of doing and admitted that it wasn’t right,” Falco told Vulture, noting that C.K. deserves a second chance after owning up to his inappropriate behavior.

“If I was not given another chance a couple of times, there is no way we’d be having this interview right now,” she continued. “People...

Louis C.K. is out of hiding, and he's getting public support from a famous friend ... a female famous friend, mind you, in the wake of his sexual harassment scandal.  Parker Posey and Louis were out for a stroll Wednesday in NYC. Parker had a guest spot on his show, "Louie" ... and it appears she's sticking by her friend through his tough times. It's been about 4 months since Louis stepped up and apologized for sexually harassing...

Chloë Grace Moretz isn’t ready to talk specifically about the sexual misconduct allegations against her co-star and “I Love You, Daddy” writer-director Louis C.K. The young actress has been a champion of the #MeToo and Time’s Up anti-harassment movements, but she didn’t want to zero in on C.K. when asked by Variety at Sundance.

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“I could single-in and talk about my experience, but I think it’s more important to talk about the entire movement as a whole,” Moretz said in the video interview, which is embedded below.

“I’m one of hundreds of thousands of women in so many different industries that has a story. You could ask anyone in this room and all of us could give you 10 stories, I’m sure,” she continued. “I think it’s just nice,...

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the nominees for their eleventh annual Awfj Eda Awards. This year, Awfj presents Eda Awards in 25 categories, divided into three sections: the standard “Best Of” section, the Female Focus awards, and the irreverent Eda Special Mention awards — including Actress Most in Need of a New Agent and the Awfj Hall of Shame Award. Standout nominees this year include “Lady Bird,” “I, Tonya,” “Get Out,” “Girls Trip,” “Mudbound,” and “Call Me by Your Name.”

This year’s nomination is a vibrant mix of lauded films and performances, and some of the Awfj’s more off-beat notations, like that Hall of Shame Award (this year, bestowed on “Darren Aronofsky and all associated with ‘mother!,'” “Louis Ck and all associated with ‘I Love You, Daddy,'” and “Showbiz Sexual Tormentors: Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, et al.” Other signature Eda Awards include Most...

The latest trouble for Louis C.K.’s film “I Love You, Daddy”: The comedy-drama has been widely leaked on pirate torrent websites just days after the comic bought back the film from indie distributor The Orchard. The piracy group Hive-CM8, which has made headlines in 2015 when it dumped dozens of Oscar-contending films on torrent sites from press screener DVDs before their release, claimed responsibility for the leak. “We decided to let this one title go out this month, since it never made it to the cinema, and nobody knows if it ever will go to retail at all,” the group wrote.

The Orchard is selling back the global rights for the big-screen dramedy “I Love You, Daddy” to Louis C.K., an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

The company had dropped the film — which C.K. directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in — from its release schedule on November 10, one day after the New York Times published a story in which five women accused the comedian of masturbating in front of them and other acts of sexual misconduct.

C.K.will pay back any money received as well as any marketing costs incurred by The Orchard — therefore, the indie distributor...

“I Love You, Daddy” may end up being released after all. Deadline reports that Louis C.K. and The Orchard are finalizing a deal to give C.K. worldwide distribution rights to the controversial comedy. The Orchard originally purchased the film out of Tiff for $5 million and set a November 17 opening date, but the release was cancelled after C.K. was accused of and admitted to sexual misconduct.

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According to Deadline, C.K. will pay The Orchard back for all the finanical losses the company endured, including the money they spent on marketing (estimated between $500,000 and $1 million) and awards screeners (estimated at $12,000). C.K. has not announced how he plans to release the movie. The writer-director could do something similar to his television series “Horace and Pete” and make “I Love You,...

Update, Writethru with additional detail: In the wake of The Orchard scrapping the domestic release of Louis C.K.’s I Love You, Daddy amid the sexual misconduct scandal that surrounds the comedian, overseas distributors are following suit. The Orchard has confirmed to Deadline that all of its international distribution partners are canceling their releases. France’s Arp Séléction, which acquired the movie just ahead of the Afm, tells Deadline that it is not going forward…...

The international wheels are slowly coming off Louis C.K.'s film I Love You, Daddy in the wake of the sexual harassment controversy surrounding the comedian.

Following reports that NonStop Entertainment in Scandinavia and Shoval Film in Israel are no longer releasing the film, which has already been ditched by The Orchard in the U.S., leading pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has said it is also scrapping the title.

"For as much as we acknowledge Louis C.K.'s creative and performing talent, releasing the film in the Middle East and North Africa would mean condoning this type of behavior and forgetting...

On Thursday, The Orchard announced it would be "giving careful consideration" to the release of Louis C.K.'s film, I Love You, Daddy, in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct against the comedian. It took less than 24 hours of consideration for the distributor to scrap it altogether. Sure, you could do like Ridley Scott and recast C.K. with Christopher Plummer, but Plummer can't rewrite and reshoot the entire movie, too.

That the movie should never see the light of day is only a shame for one reason: the actresses, especially -- Chloë Grace Moretz, Edie Falco, Pamela Adlon, Rose Byrne -- give great performances. But also, there is no reason this movie ever should have happened. Considering C.K. is (or was) one of the most successful working standups and a six-time Emmy winner still extolled for his series, Louie, he seemingly could have made any movie he wanted. (Considering he self-funded...

Here is Louis C.K’s response in full to yesterday’s New York Times piece in which five women accused him of sexual misconduct:

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.

These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick 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 dick isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. 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.

The Orchard has dropped plans to release Louis C.K.'s movie I Love You, Daddy, the indie distributor announced Friday.

The company said it "will not be moving forward with the release" of the movie, which was set to open in select theaters on Nov. 17. The Orchard still holds rights to the film, but the situation is fluid, insiders say.

The news comes just a day after a New York Times exposé was published, in which five women claimed Louis C.K. sexually harassed them, with many detailing how he allegedly masturbated in front of them.

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