Chris D'Elia Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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Overview
Chris D'Elia Sexual Misconduct Allegations refers to accusations made by multiple women that comedian Chris D'Elia sexually harassed them when they were underage. They allege that D'Elia groomed them for sex and solicited them for nude photographs.
Background
On June 16th, 2020, Simoné Rossi, under the Twitter [1] name @girlpowertbh, tweeted, "I still can’t believe netflix cast chris d’elia as the pedophile in season to of You like the literal IRONY." The tweet received more than 85,000 likes and 11,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). She went on to share a series of emails allegedly from D'Elia, soliciting nude photographs and requesting that they meet up, when Rossi was 16 (shown below, center).
Rossi continued to write about her experience after D'Elia solicited her. She writes, "for the longest time i thought it was embarrassing for ME that i was interacting with this older man but he was the one who DM’d me on twitter and was the one who was twice my age and was the one that used the power imbalance between us to his advantage so f*ck chris d’elia. i am also definitely not the only underage girl he did this too. just an FYI" (show below, right).
Developments
Additional Allegations
Following the post, Twitter[2] user @SheRatesDogs retweeted the thread and posted a screenshot of a direct message about Chris D'Elia. it reads, "Fun fact about Chris D'Elia. When he stayed at my hotel two years ago, he called for help with his AC unit and then exposed himself to the woman who went to help. Then he tried to get her to come back to the room." The post received more than 16,000 likes and 5,600 in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).
The Twitter account @SheRatesDogs posts anonymous stories from women about their exes. They continued to share direct messages about D'Elia and his attempts to solicit underage girls for sex through the day (examples below, right).
Online Reaction
Following the allegations, some began posting memes about D'Elia and his role on the show You. On the Netflix series, he plays a successful comedian that grooms underage girls for sex (examples below).
Chris D’Elia getting off the set of “You” after a long hard day playing a pedophile pic.twitter.com/oxqQRhuldV
— Aaron (@Aaroncabrera_) June 17, 2020
Chris D’elia when he got casted as a pedophile in You pic.twitter.com/iNIdixfKrC
— 🤘🏾 (@flowerboyjr_) June 17, 2020
Twitter[3] user @buddy_ferrara also pointed out that D'Elia played a pedophile on an episode of the Comedy Central sitcom Workaholics. They wrote, "Chris D’Elia, who was just outed as a real-life pedophile, literally played a pedophile in season 2 of You AND in an episode of Workaholics. You can’t make this shit up" (shown below).
On June 17th, Redditor [4] tazzarelli posted about the allegations in the /r/JoeRogan subreddit. The post received more than 530 points (86% upvoted) and 970 comments in less than 24 hours.
E-mail Defense
On June 25th, 2020, D'Elia released e-mail exchanges he'd had with his accusers in which he prompted them to confirm their age.[5] In an exchange with one accuser who claimed D'Elia asked to make out with her when she was underage, after she confirms she's 16, D'Elia retracts the offer and says "Gotta be 18 for that at least. My bad. Bye" (shown below, left) The emails show that other accusers appear to have lied about their age in e-mail exchanges with D'Elia, indicating they were over 18 (shown below middle, right). D'Elia also stated:
"All of my relationships have been both legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged any inappropriate photos with the people who have tweeted about me. That being said, I really am truly sorry. I was a dumb guy who ABSOLUTELY let myself get caught up in my lifestyle. That's MY fault. I own it. I've been reflecting on this for some time now and I promise I will continue to do better."
March 2021 Lawsuit
On March 2nd, 2021, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Jane Doe who alleged D'Elia had solicited nude pictures from her on Snapchat while she was a minor. D'Elia denied the allegations.[6]
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External References
[1] Twitter – @girlpowertbh's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @SheRatesDogs' Tweet
[3] Twitter – @buddy_ferrara's Tweet
[4] Reddit – /r/JoeRogan
[5] Daily Mail – The emails comedian Chris D'Elia's exchanged with three of his accusers where he asked them how old they were and turned them down if they were under 18- amid sexual harassment claims
[6] The Hollywood Reporter – The suit was filed on behalf of a Jane Doe who was 17 at the time of the alleged misconduct.
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