Pamela Adlon on Louis C.K.: “Devastated” after his “Admission of Abhorrent Behavior”
by Erik Pedersen
November 10, 2017


Pamela Adlon, a longtime friend and collaborator of Louis C.K., today issued a statement reacting to his confirming allegations of sexual misconduct by multiple women.

“Hi. I’m here. I have to say something. It’s so important. My family and I are devastated and in shock after the admission of abhorrent behavior by my friend and partner, Louis C.K.

I feel deep sorrow and empathy for the women who have come forward. I am asking for privacy at this time for myself and my family. I am processing and grieving and hope to say more as soon as I am able.”





Adlon and C.K. have a long history of collaboration. In addition to co-creating FX’s Emmy-nominated "Better Things" together, they co-starred as spouses on HBO’s 2006-07 sitcom "Lucky Louie", and she recurred as his on-again/off-again love interest Pamela on FX’s "Louie".

She also was a producer and wrote for several episodes of that series, picking up two Emmy noms for Outstanding Comedy Series, one for writing and another as Guest Actress in a Comedy. Adlon also earned a Lead Actress Emmy nom for "Better Things" this year.

http://deadline.com/2017/11/pamela-adlon-louis-c-k-devastated-and-in-shock-after-his-admission-of-misconduct-1202206147/

Pamela Adlon discusses her complicated connection to Louis CK, admits she had heard the rumors about his sexual misconduct (https://jezebel.com/pamela-adlon-doesnt-have-any-answers-about-louis-ck-1832327188)

The star of Better Things, which she co-created with Louis CK, discusses her past with the disgraced comedian in a New Yorker profile (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/pamela-adlon-the-tv-auteur-hiding-in-plain-sight). Even though Adlon says she no longer talks to CK, she says, “I don’t think there’s anything that can compare with a massive public shaming like that." She describes the aftermath of the news of his behavior as "flying shrapnel," and says: "It was another example of extremism happening in my lifetime." Adlon also says she hates that the women associated with CK's abhorrent behavior have had to answer for him. "It felt like the world was ending,” she says of The New York Times exposé, which CK warned her about days in advance. “I was his champion and he was my champion for ten years...And then you’ve got these women, who’ve all been through these things," she says. "And you’re, like, what does that mean? What did you do?” When asked if she still stays in contact with CK, Adlon says: "No, I'm not. But I hate saying that. If I said, ‘Oh, yeah, I talk to him every day,’ or ‘No, I’m not,’ both are awful. But I haven’t spoken to him in quite a long time.”