The allegations against the 34-year-old comedian, who wrote a 2015 book on dating called “Modern Romance,” have sparked debate about what constitutes sexual consent.įeminist author Jessica Valenti tweeted, “A lot of men will read that post about Aziz Ansari and see an everyday, reasonable sexual interaction. It is necessary and long overdue,” Ansari’s statement concluded.
“I continue to support the movement that is happening in our culture. Time’s Up is a campaign by women in entertainment to heighten awareness of gender inequality issues and curtail sexual harassment across industries. I think that started a new fire, and it kind of made it more real.” “And absolutely cringeworthy that he was wearing the Time’s Up pin. “It was actually painful to watch him win and accept an award,” she said. When Ansari won a Golden Globe Award for his Netflix series “Master of None” earlier this month, the woman said she felt compelled to share her experience. At that point I felt violated,” she said, telling Babe she felt her experience with Ansari amounted to sexual assault. The woman told Babe she used verbal and non-verbal cues to communicate she was “distressed.” Following the encounter, Ansari arranged for an Uber to pick her up, she said. The date continued at Ansari’s apartment afterward, where, according to the woman, she was repeatedly “pressured” by Ansari to have intercourse, which they didn’t, and to perform oral sex, which she did. In a story published by the website Babe on Saturday, a 23-year-old photographer, who shared her account anonymously, described meeting Ansari at an Emmy Awards event in September where she gave him her phone number.ĬNN does not know the identity of the woman.Ībout a week later, the two went out to dinner. “I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said.”
It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned,” Ansari’s statement continued. “The next day, I got a text from her saying that although ‘it may have seemed okay,’ upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual,” Ansari wrote in a statement obtained by CNN on Sunday. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date. “In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. “Master of None” star Aziz Ansari has responded to an allegation of sexual assault by a woman he went out on a date with in the fall.
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