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Louis C.K. performs in 2016.
Photographer: Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesComedian Louis CK admitted Friday that he had, as the New York Times had reported, used his star status to compel several women to watch him masturbate.
That revelation was like “a nuclear bomb in the comedy community,” said Dan Hernandez, a producer on Netflix’s One Day at a Time reboot. “But I’m glad it’s being exposed. It’s definitely overdue.”