5 women have come out, claiming that comedian Louis C.K. was involved in sexual misconduct with them by masturbating in front of them or while on the phone. The New York Times broke the story, beginning with the allegations of comedy duo Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, who was invited to perform with C.K. at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado in 2002. After the show, C.K. allegedly invited the women back to his hotel room for a nightcap before asking if he could masturbate in front of them.

Three other women have also come forward with similar stories of sexual misconduct by C.K.