Louis CK Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By Five Women
Stand-up comedian and writer Louis CK has been accused of masturbating in front of women and other sexually inappropriate behaviour by five women so far. The New York Times spoke to the women who described his behaviour as “abuse”.
In 2002, a Chicago comedy duo, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, had been invited to CK’s hotel room after a show. However, as soon as they sat down in his room, CK proceeded to remove his clothes and started to masturbate in front of them.
In 2003, writer and actress Abby Schachner called him over the phone to invite him for her show. She distinctly remembers him masturbating while over the phone.
In 2005, another comedian, Rebecca Corry, said that while she was appearing with CK on a television pilot, he asked if he could masturbate in front of her.
Reports about CK’s behaviour surfaces merely days after the names of powerful men accused of sexual misconduct have been doing the rounds. Right from Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to the recent Kevin Spacey, the list continues to grow.
So far, after the women spoke up about CK’s behaviour on Thursday, HBO said that the comedian will no longer be part of a comedy benefit that it plans to broadcast on November 18. FX, the cable channel that broadcasts Louie, the comedian’s Emmy-winning series, as well as other series involving him, said Thursday that it was “very troubled” by the report and was reviewing the matter.
Telugu Version Of Aval Yet To Be Certified
Aval Movie Stills Starring Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah
Gruham, the Telugu version of the Tamil film Aval starring Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah, has not released yet. Reports suggest that the inability of obtaining a censor certificate has led to its delay. The movie was originally supposed to release along with the Tamil version on November 3. The film might release on November 17 now.
Gruham, directed by Milind Rau, is a horror film that has been given favourable reviews. The movie is bankrolled by Siddharth along with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Etaki Entertainment.
Reese Witherspoon Drops Out Of Pale Blue Dot For Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, who took up Pale Blue Dot in 2015, has reportedly dropped out of the project in order to make room for the second season of Big Little Lies. Noah Hawley was set to direct the film based on an astronaut who comes back to earth only to question her life and sense of reality.
HBO is hoping to release the second season of Big Little Lies in spring 2018. The show won eight Primetime Emmy Awards in September this year.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s “First Love” Sends Him A Legal Notice, Sues Him For Rs 2 Crores
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Felicitated with Indira Gandhi Memorial Award
Soon after Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s memoir was published, his ex-girlfriends – Sunita Rajwar and Niharika Singh – slammed the actor for publishing false details of their relationship. The actor soon recalled his memoir and apologised for the same.
Now, Rajwar has reportedly sent him a legal notice and has demanded a compensation of Rs 2 crore for tarnishing her image. A Deccan Chronicle report quotes the actress of being wrongly portrayed as someone who “drove” him to suicide at one point.
“The withdrawal of the memoir turned out to be a another gimmick as the book is still in circulation,” she said.
The notice has also been served to co-author Rituparna Chatterjee and the publishers of the book. It states that Sunita intends to use the money for charity.
Adah Sharma Set To Make Her Tamil Debut
Adah Sharma at the Garam Movie Promotions
Adah Sharma will soon make her debut in Charlie Chaplin 2 starring Prabhudeva and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. While she did have a tiny role in Silambarasan’s Idhu Namma Aalu, Charlie Chaplin 2 would be a full fledged one.
Bankrolled by T Siva, the film has music by Amresh and also stars Nikki Galrani. The film is a sequel to the 2002 film starring Prabhudeva, Prabhu, Livingston, Abhirami, and Gayathri Raguraman. The film was remade in Hindi as No Entry starring Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, and Salman Khan.
