The comedian and Undateable alum's role as a pedophile on Season 2 of You sparked a flurry of accusations of inappropriate behavior on Twitter Tuesday night. It started when a woman on Twitter named Simone Rossi posted email screenshots allegedly between her and D'Elia. “For the longest time i thought it was embarrassing for ME that i was interacting with this older man,” Rossi tweeted, “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.” Rossi's tweets prompted more women to speak out about alleged encounters with D'Elia, resulting in his name trending on Twitter into Wednesday morning. D'Elia has yet to address the allegations. UPDATE: D'Elita responds to accusations, telling TMZ: "I know I have said and done things that might have offended people during my career, but I have never knowingly pursued any underage women at any point...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."
TOPICS: Chris D'Elia, Netflix, You (Netflix series), Sexual Misconduct