Sarah Silverman said Louis C.K. used to masturbate in front of her, but only when she gave him permission.
In an interview with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show on Monday, Silverman discussed her friendship with C.K. and how as young comics they sometimes let their “freak flags fly” together.
“When we were kids and he asked if he could masturbate in front of me, sometimes I’d go ‘… yeah, I want to see that! It’s like science!’” said Silverman. But “sometimes I’d be like ‘… no, gross’ and we’d get pizza.”
Silverman wanted to be clear that she was not making excuses for C.K.’s behavior and that her situation was completely different from those of women who accused C.K. of sexual misconduct last year.
“We are peers. We’re equals,” said Silverman. “It’s not analogous to the other women that are talking about what he did to them. Because he could offer me nothing. We were only just friends.”
Later, in an interview with Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM channel, Silverman was asked about her thoughts on the “outrage” about Louis C.K.’s recent return to the stand-up stage.
“I get it,” said Silverman. “I am not in the business of telling people how to feel.”
And, she told Cohen, she may not be the best person to ask for insight on the situation.
“He’s my brother and I love him,” said Silverman. “I think I’m too close to see the big picture, so I feel like I’m not the one to really shed any light on this.”
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