Julia Wolov – one of the women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual harassment in 2017 – has called out the comedian’s Grammy win.
While we’ve been reckoning with the fallout of the Will Smith Oscars slap – following which the actor not only was banned from the Oscars for 10 years, but also resigned from the Academy – some are wondering when this active action and energy will come for the men who actually have serious allegations stacked up against them.
Julia Wolov – one of the women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual harassment – is among them.
Up until last week, C.K. was referred to as a disgraced comedian – clearly not in the eyes of the Grammys, however, since he walked away with the award for Best Comedy Album at arguably music’s most prestigious award ceremony.
Ironically, C.K. won this award for his comedy special Sincerely, Louis C.K., where he made light of the allegations against him, despite admitting to them in a previous statement. If anything, this proves that Hollywood is in need of a serious priority check.
“Nobody cares. That’s the message this sends,” Wolov told Variety in a new interview. “It really does. That’s the truth.”
“I’ve thought about what should be done and what is the meaning for all of this, but I don’t have an answer because I really don’t know. The way the industry works can be so mysterious.
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“But whoever the decision makers are, is it necessary that you have to work with this person who has been showing his dick to everyone in town? Do you have to work with him that badly? There are so many funny people. Why him? Why not them? Why not anyone but him?” she said.
Wolov also added that media coverage of C.K. had rarely been geared towards change, since the decision-makers had different plans.
“It’s such bullshit. What is wrong with people? Wouldn’t it be nice if people would not be rewarded for bad behavior? But what are you supposed to do? These people voted for him. I guess that’s what happens when comedy and music comes together.” she said, before adding that while C.K.’s career was clearly booming, her own had taken a hit.
“His fans will say it’s because we’re not funny (Wolov is a comedian) or we’re gold diggers — that’s my favorite, like, we got so rich from this. People will say we want attention. Trust me, this is not the attention that I ever hoped for.” she said, before contrasting this with C.K.’s graph.
“I don’t believe in cancel culture, but obviously, Louis is not canceled. He seems fine to me. He’s touring. He’s selling out. He’s winning Grammys,” she says, before adding that while she initially felt guilty about coming forward, she’s since realized her naivete.
“You don’t want to ruin someone’s life. All of our lives got fucked from this, but at least he has millions of dollars to comfort himself. He’s not going to be homeless.”
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