Louis
C.K., who is accused of sexual abuse by five women, won Grammy for Best Comedy
Album. It was his first nomination since his accusers came in public in 2017 to
make the allegations against him.

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This
year’s Grammy has already been riddled with controversies. Kanye has been
banned from performing; The Weeknd is boycotting; Drake withdrew his
nominations; and finally, controversial figures like Louis C.K., Marilyn Manson
and Dr. Luke have both received nods.

Asked
for a comment on the controversy surrounding those nominations, CEO Harvey
Mason, Jr. said, “We won’t restrict the people who can submit their material
for consideration. We won’t look back at people’s history, we won’t look at
their criminal record, we won’t look at anything other than the legality within
our rules of, is this recording for this work eligible based on date and other
criteria. If it is, they can submit for consideration.”

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“What
we will control is our stages, our shows, our events, our red carpets,” Mason
continued. “We’ll take a look at anyone who is asking to be a part of that,
asking to be in attendance, and we’ll make our decisions at that point. But
we’re not going to be in the business of restricting people from submitting
their work for our voters to decide on.”

In
2017, the troublesome behaviour of comedian Louis C.K. was exposed by a report
from The New York Times. Comedians Dana Min Goodman, Julia Wolov, Abby
Schachner and Rebecca Corey are among the sources who were quoted by NYT.
According to their admission, Louis C.K. had masturbated in front of them
without their consent. C.K. responded with a lengthy statement in which he
admitted the allegations were true.

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“At
the time, I said to myself that what I did was O.K. because I never showed a
woman my dick without asking first,” the comedian said. “But what I learned
later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person,
asking them to look at your dick isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for
them.”

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“There
is nothing about this that I forgive myself for,” C.K. added. “And I have to
reconcile it with who I am. Which is nothing compared to the task I left them
with… The hardest regret to live with is what you’ve done to hurt someone
else. And I can hardly wrap my head around the scope of hurt I brought on
them.”