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Chris D'Elia Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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Overview

Chris D'Elia Sexual Misconduct Allegations refers to accusations made by multiple women that comedian Chris D'Elia sexually harassed them when they were underage. They allege that D'Elia groomed them for sex and solicited them for nude photographs.

Background

On June 16th, 2020, SimonĂ© Rossi, under the Twitter [1] name @girlpowertbh, tweeted, "I still can’t believe netflix cast chris d’elia as the pedophile in season to of You like the literal IRONY." The tweet received more than 85,000 likes and 11,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). She went on to share a series of emails allegedly from D'Elia, soliciting nude photographs and requesting that they meet up, when Rossi was 16 (shown below, center).

Rossi continued to write about her experience after D'Elia solicited her. She writes, "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. i am also definitely not the only underage girl he did this too. just an FYI" (show below, right).


simoné @girlpowertbh i till can't believe netflix cast chris d'elia as the p-------- in season to of "you" like the literal IRONY 3:34 PM · Jun 16, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone 12.1K Retweets 91.4K Likes simoné @girlpowertbh - 16h Replying to @girlpowertbh imagine getting owned by a 16 year old chrisdeli 7/12/14 chrisdel 7/11/14 To: Simone HosSI> To: Simone Rossi > Hahaha the f----- panda. D---. Re: Use it??? Sent from my iPhone Send me a pic. Sent from my iPhone See More Found in AOL Sent Mailbox See More Simone Rossi 7/12/14 Found in AOL Sent Mailbox To: chrisdel Simone Rossi 7/12/14 They're very exotic To: chrisdeli. Sent from my iPhone See More 73 t1 404 7.8K simoné @girlpowertbh 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 No Subject I'm in Tempe. Let's hang. :-) Sent from my iPhone See More Found in AOL Sent Mailbox Simone Rossi 1/1/15 To: chrisdeli Do you wanna meet up tonight? :) Sent from my iPhone See More Found in AOL Inbox chrisdelia 1/1/15 To: Simone Rossi > Yessss can we make out? Sent from my iPhone 4:35 PM · Jun 16, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone simoné @girlpowertbh · 15h Replying to @girlpowertbh 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 17 545 57 13.2K simoné @girlpowertbh · 15h i am also definitely not the only underage girl he did this too. just an FYI. 27 165 6.7K simoné @girlpowertbh · 15h for the longest time i thought this was just a funny story to tell at parties when i realized what happened isn't normal and that he was and could still be doing this to younger girls and it's my job to say something O 12 t7 189 7.4K simoné @girlpowertbh · 15h f--- you @chrisdelia and also @netflix i highly doubt casting this creep as a p-------- was a coincidence. at least i got to see him fake die. O 76 L7 619 11.9K simoné @girlpowertbh · 13h i just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been so kind to me about all of this. i'm glad that other girls are finding the strength to speak up as well. my notifs are uncontrollable but just know that i'm very grateful. 89 27 70 5.4K simoné @girlpowertbh · 7h adding this for the incels who won't leave me alone simoné @girlpowertbh - 10h i just want to say i don't actually give a f*ck if you don't believe me. stop asking me to further talk about the grooming and my experience in order for you to "believe" me. my voice and the voices of COUNTLESS of other young girls and women should be enough. Show this thread 17 26 10 1.5K simoné @girlpowertbh · 7h simoné @girlpowertbh · 8h asking why a 16 year old girl replied back to a famous person who DM'd her first is dumb. you look dumb. you're telling me if a famous dude DMd you his email when you were 16 you'd just immediately block him? bro i was 16. it was exciting. until i later realized it was PREDATORY. Show this thread 33 L1 26 1.2K

Developments

Additional Allegations

Following the post, Twitter[2] user @SheRatesDogs retweeted the thread and posted a screenshot of a direct message about Chris D'Elia. it reads, "Fun fact about Chris D'Elia. When he stayed at my hotel two years ago, he called for help with his AC unit and then exposed himself to the woman who went to help. Then he tried to get her to come back to the room." The post received more than 16,000 likes and 5,600 in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

The Twitter account @SheRatesDogs posts anonymous stories from women about their exes. They continued to share direct messages about D'Elia and his attempts to solicit underage girls for sex through the day (examples below, right).


SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs This is crazy bc I've literally had this sent to me about Chris Delia as well Fun fact about Chris Delia When he stayed at my hotel two years ago, he called for help with his AC unit and then exposed himself to the woman who went to help Then tried to get her to come back to the room If you see/post pls leave me anonymous but it was in Cleveland Ohio during his show early 2018 :/ 4:20 PM SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 14h Replying to @SheRatesDogs Aaaand they're rolling in Okay just along with the Chris D'elia thread, when he performed in Boulder last year I went with my underage friend and she messaged him on IG saying she loved the show, because she was Lowkey Instagram famous, and he asked her and I to come back to his 18 27 299 3.6K SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 14h meg @badhandjob · 15h f--- you @chrisdelia. you solicited nudes from minors while u were in vancouver and tried to f--- my friend when we were 16, and when i called u out on twitter you told her you'd ruin her life if i didn't delete it. absolute p-------- scumbag Show this thread L1 96 1.9K SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 14h goblin @michaelacoletta · 14h although i've been publicly saying it for years, F--- 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. Show this thread t7 75 1.7K SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 14h ABOUT CHRIS DELIA: Pls keep me anonymous if you share, but a friend of mine hooked up with him in Nashville when she was BLACKOUT drunk & he was sober. This was after he stopped drinking so he was literally completely sober. She 30 L1 130 2.2K > SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 14h Chris Delia story (keep me anon if you share) - I was interviewing some IG influencers for a story I was working on a couple years ago, one girl was 17 and literally had "17" in her bio. She was prob too young to even be interviewing w me but she was one of the only ppl who O 12 t7 124 2K SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 14h Geez this one includes blackmail OMG like 6 years ago Chris delia tried to fly a girl I worked with from Canada to LA to stay with him and hook up. She was 18 so not underage BUT he used her nudes to blackmail her when she said she didnt want to go. 6:29 PM L1 185 2.4K SheRatesDogs @SheRatesDogs · 13h Two more- one 16 one 19, all teenagers me anonymous but Chris i did a similar thing to me. I 19 so not underage but he saged me on twitter asking talk to him more privately personally and then offered me to LA so we could hook never answered him after Please keep anon Chris messaged me in 2013 f and tried to coax me to out. Calling me a "total age 16 but it was weird, I had ted to him quoting his jokes that's how he replied :37 PM 29 t1 133 2.1K >


Online Reaction

Following the allegations, some began posting memes about D'Elia and his role on the show You. On the Netflix series, he plays a successful comedian that grooms underage girls for sex (examples below).

Twitter[3] user @buddy_ferrara also pointed out that D'Elia played a pedophile on an episode of the Comedy Central sitcom Workaholics. They wrote, "Chris D’Elia, who was just outed as a real-life pedophile, literally played a pedophile in season 2 of You AND in an episode of Workaholics. You can’t make this shit up" (shown below).

On June 17th, Redditor [4] tazzarelli posted about the allegations in the /r/JoeRogan subreddit. The post received more than 530 points (86% upvoted) and 970 comments in less than 24 hours.

E-mail Defense

On June 25th, 2020, D'Elia released e-mail exchanges he'd had with his accusers in which he prompted them to confirm their age.[5] In an exchange with one accuser who claimed D'Elia asked to make out with her when she was underage, after she confirms she's 16, D'Elia retracts the offer and says "Gotta be 18 for that at least. My bad. Bye" (shown below, left) The emails show that other accusers appear to have lied about their age in e-mail exchanges with D'Elia, indicating they were over 18 (shown below middle, right). D'Elia also stated:

"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. 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."


me To Colleen Riley Show more Nov 7, 2014 at 4:32 PM Oh sit. I thought you were at my show. Gotta be 18 for tthat at least. My bad. Bye. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2014, at 7:25 PM, Colleen Riley <colleenril > wrote: > Chris, I'm 16.... > > Sent from my iPhone >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 6:29 PM, chrisdelia@ wrote: >> No I meant no you don't want to? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 7, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Colleen Riley <colleenril > wrote: < Вack hey Simone Rossi srossi1 H. To chrisdelia@rcbinaleon Show less Oct 11, 2019 at 5:52 PM hey i'm twenty one now and dtf Xoxo Simone Re: Hehe Clara Schaller To Chris Show more Apr 12, 2012 at 6:12 PM 24? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:06 PM, Chris <chrisdelia@- wrote: Answerrrr. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2012, at 5:50 PM, Clara Schaller <clara.schaller@T > Wrote: 12. You? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2012, at 8:32 PM, Chris <chrisdelia@ > wrote: How Old are you? Sent from my iPhone

March 2021 Lawsuit

On March 2nd, 2021, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Jane Doe who alleged D'Elia had solicited nude pictures from her on Snapchat while she was a minor. D'Elia denied the allegations.[6]

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External References

[1] Twitter – @girlpowertbh's Tweet

[2] Twitter – @SheRatesDogs' Tweet

[3] Twitter – @buddy_ferrara's Tweet

[4] Reddit – /r/JoeRogan

[5] Daily Mail – The emails comedian Chris D'Elia's exchanged with three of his accusers where he asked them how old they were and turned them down if they were under 18- amid sexual harassment claims

[6] The Hollywood Reporter – The suit was filed on behalf of a Jane Doe who was 17 at the time of the alleged misconduct.

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