While Louis CK gets widely condemned for trying to stage a comeback after nine freaking months, it’s easy to forget that there was some minor collateral damage when the allegations of sexual misconducts came to light last year. Namely, he was set to star in a film that was already finished: I Love You, Daddy.
Once the extensive allegations against Louis CK came to light, the film was immediately shelved by its distributors. These days the film is only available through less-than-legal means, which sucks for anyone who worked on the film who isn’t Louis CK.
Sorry to anyone out of a job that isn’t Louie CK.
That said, the movie’s subject matter – about a dad dealing with his daughter’s relationship with an older man – is objectively already a really touchy area that should be dealt with the utmost respect and nuance. And that’s before you get into the fact that the lead actor is Louis CK.
Now, Louis CK’s I Love You, Daddy‘s co-star Chloe Grace Moretz has given the final words on the matter. Words that can be best summarised as, “Delete the movie from existence, please.”
Delet this.
Speaking with Variety, Moretz said:
“I think the movie that we made shouldn’t be seen, I think it should go away… I don’t think that it’s a perspective or a story that needs to be told in this day and age, especially in the wake of everything that’s come to light.”
Notably, fellow comedian and long-time friend of Louis CK Sarah Silverman has also attempted to distance herself from the disgraced comedian.
In a promotional appearance for her new streaming TV show, Silverman conceded that, since she’s known Louis for so long, her view on the matter of his comeback is in no way objective, comparing it to looking too close to an impressionist painting and not seeing the true image for the dots and strokes.
So yeah, when even your best friends are too nervous to be associated with you, it may be best to take a few steps away from the limelight again, Louis.
Then maybe a few more, after that.