Netflix has scrapped plans for a show featuring the actor and comedian Chris D’Elia after a series of accusations surfaced online that he had made sexual advances toward underage girls and young women over text messages or on social media.
A spokesman for Netflix confirmed that the streaming service would no longer be moving forward with a prank show starring Mr. D’Elia and another comic, Bryan Callen. The decision to halt plans for the show, which was in early stages and had not yet started filming, was made weeks ago when the accusations of sexual misconduct were coming to light.
The Los Angeles Times first reported the decision on Thursday.
The cascade of allegations against Mr. D’Elia, 40, started last month on Twitter when a woman, Simone Rossi, tweeted that in 2014, when she was 16 years old, the stand-up comedian emailed her asking for “a pic.” Months later, according to screenshots of the emails that she posted, he asked her to “make out.” (Ms. Rossi’s tweets are now private.)
After that Twitter thread gained traction, other women came forward online with accusations that Mr. D’Elia had requested nude photos of them or asked to meet up in person when they were underage or in their late teens.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/arts/television/netflix-chris-delia.html
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