Chris D’Elia faces multiple accusations of sexual misconduct involving underage girls
Chris D’Elia faces multiple accusations of sexual misconduct involving underage girls… after playing perverted comic Henderson on popular Netflix series You
- Comic, 40, is accused of inappropriate communications with minors
- Multiple Twitter users accused the comedian of misconduct
- He’s been seen on the Netflix series You playing a perverted character
Stand-up comedian and actor Chris D’Elia was accused of sexual misconduct aimed at minors by multiple users on social media Tuesday.
The New Jersey native, 40, was at the center of online controversy on Tuesday when a woman by the name of Simone Rossi using the handle @girlpowertbh tweeted images that depicted a text chat between the pair six years ago, later saying that she felt she was ‘being groomed by a stand-up comedian’ for sex.
She wrote: ‘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 u had just gotten a boyfriend ur own age.’
The latest: Stand-up comedian and actor Chris D’Elia, 40, was accused of sexual misconduct aimed at minors by multiple users on social media Tuesday
Another user under the handle @michaelacoletta accused the comedian of ‘[soliciting] nudes off of [her] when [she] was 17 years old.’
He ‘constantly messaged me whenever he was touring [Vancouver] and asked me to come backstage to his shows,’ she wrote.
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She subsequently added: ‘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.’
Other stories continued to be posted across multiple accounts, and across Twitter, many pointed out the ironic notion that D’Elia was accused of creepy behavior after playing characters of a similar ilk, including that of twisted comedian Joshua ‘Henderson’ Bunter on the Netflix series You.
D’Elia played comedian Joshua ‘Henderson’ Bunter on the Netflix series You
A user named Simone Rossi accused the comedian of sexual misconduct on the social media site
Others in the comedy community took the opportunity to poke holes in D’Elia’s professional abilities, linking them to his alleged misbehavior.
‘If you cowards had fired Chris D’Elia a long time ago for being bad at the job (standup comedy) he wouldn’t have had time to creep,’ comic Amy Miller tweeted. ‘But you LIVE to say “good set” to men taller than you.’
Django Gold said, this Chris D’Elia s*** is wild, but I guess it’s always the first person you suspect.’
Dailymail.com has reached out to D’Elia’s reps for comment.
Stories: Another social media user passed on accounts she’d heard documenting his behavior
Chorus of voices: Other women emerged with similar stories accusing D’Elia of misconduct
Across Twitter, many pointed out the ironic notion that D’Elia was accused of creepy behavior after playing characters of a similar ilk, including that of twisted comedian Joshua ‘Henderson’ Bunter on the Netflix series You
Others in the comedy community took the opportunity to poke holes in D’Elia’s professional abilities, linking them to his alleged misbehavior
D’Elia has had a successful career in both acting and stand-up comedy which began in 2006 after dropping out of New York University.
His big break came in 2011 when he co-starred opposite Whitney Cummings in NBC sitcom Whitney which ran for two seasons.
That same year he also made a guest star appearance on Comedy Central show Workaholics in which he played a local child molester named Topher.
Interesting: In 2011, he made a guest star appearance on Comedy Central show Workaholics in which he played a local child molester named Topher
In December 2013, he released his first ever one-hour stand-up special called White Male Black Comic which aired on Comedy Central.
He went on to film three more specials for Netflix: Incorrigible (2015), Man On Fire (2017) and No Pain (2020) as all four were directed by his father Bill D’Elia.
In 2014, he had the lead role on NBC sitcom Undatable as Danny Burton which was cancelled after three seasons.
D’Elia has kept much of his personal private as he married actress Emily Montague in 2006 before they divorced in 2010.
In February 2020, he announced on his podcast, Congratulations, that he had welcomed his first child.
Blazing a trail: D’Elia (seen in August 2018) has had a successful career in both acting and stand-up comedy including four one-hour specials
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