The fallout from the recent allegations that Chris D’Elia had solicited underage girls on social media continues.
CAA has removed the actor / comedian as a client. The move comes after Whitney Cummings, co-star of D’Elia on the NBC comedy series. WhitneyShe said she was “devastated and enraged by what I read and learned” about the allegations. “This is a pattern of predatory behavior,” he wrote. “This abuse of power is enabled by silence. Now that I am aware, I will not be silent.
Additionally, Comedy Central, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video removed an episode from the series. Workaholics featuring Chris D’Elia as a child molester.
D’Elia has denied the allegations that he harassed teenage girls online.
“I know I have said and done things that could have offended people during my career, but I have never knowingly sought out underage women at any time,” D’Elia said in a statement obtained by Deadline last week. “All my relationships have been legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged any inappropriate photos with people who have tweeted about me. That being said, I am really very sorry. He was a silly guy who ABSOLUTELY let me get caught up in my lifestyle. It is my fault. I have it. I have been reflecting on this for some time and I promise that I will continue to do better. ”
D’Elia had a three episode arc on the Netflix series Your last year, in which she played a man who threatens a 15-year-old girl. D’Elia’s character Henderson was killed and will not appear in season 3 of the show.
