Whitney Cummings ‘won’t be silent’ as she addresses sexual misconduct accusations against former co-star Chris D’Elia
WHITNEY Cummings spoke out about allegations against former Chris D'Elia saying she is "devastated and enraged".
The actress and comedian, 37, took to Twitter to declare "now that I'm aware, I won't be silent" as multiple underage girls accused Chris of grooming them.
Your star and comedian Chris, 40, including asking underage girls for nude pictures.
In a series of tweets, Simone Rossi alleged that when she was 16, he would regularly ask her to meet him after his show and ask her to "send pictures."
Whitney who starred with Chris on her sitcom, Whitney, for two years from 2011 and then on the short lived Undateable, said young girls should be allowed to be fans of comedians without becoming sexual "targets".
She wrote: "It's taken me a couple days to process the information I have learned about Chris. I'm devastated and enraged by what I've read and learned.
"This is a pattern of predatory behavior. This abuse of power is enabled by silence.
"Now that I'm aware I won't be silent.
Whitney added "Girls should be able to be a fan of a comedian they admire without becoming a sexual target.
"It's the adult's responsibility to be an adult."
The screengrabs Simone included in her tweets reveal one time she sent him a picture of a panda, and he replied: "Hahaha the f*****g panda. D**k."
Simone tweeted: "I still can’t believe Netflix cast Chris D’elia as the pedophile in season to of ‘you’ like the literal IRONY (sic.)
"Imagine being 16 and being groomed by a stand-up comedian twice ur age and the only reason you never met up and never got physically m*lested was because you had just gotten a boyfriend ur own age (sic.)"
She went on to add: "For the longest time i thought it was embarrassing for ME that i was interacting with this older man 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 (sic)."
Her tweets also led to a host of other women sharing their own allegations against Chris, with one woman @michaelacoletta, tweeting: “Although I’ve been publicly saying it for years, F**K Chris D’elia.
"He solicited nudes off of me when I was 17 years old and constantly messaged me whenever he was touring Vancouver and asked me to come backstage to his shows.
"I am so unsurprised that multiple girls are coming out with almost the exact story as mine. it’s a known fact he’s a f***ing perv and he plays those roles perfectly when acting lmao."
Twitter account SheRatesDogs also began sharing stories of 40-year-old Chris' alleged behavior, many of which were sent anonymously.
The owner of the account later tweeted: "So these submissions are endless, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much about one singular person. I’ll keep adding to the thread but I’m sure you all have gotten the point."
Chris has denied the allegations.
In a statement to , he shared: "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."
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He concluded: "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."
Chris played a pedophile in the second season of hit Netflix series You.
He has also appeared in The Good Doctor and on Lip Sync Battle.
The Sun has contacted Chris D'Elia's reps for comments.