Not a crime, but it's not cool: Amy Schumer on Aziz Ansari
1 Feb 2018 2:07 PM GMT
Los Angeles: They may be one of the best buddies in the Hollywood comedy circuit but addressing the allegations against Aziz Ansari, Amy Schumer said "that kind of behaviour" with women is not acceptable. A 23-year-old Brooklyn-based photographer recounted a date with Ansari that she called "the worst night of my life".
The woman, referred to as Grace, vividly described how she exchanged numbers with Ansari and went on a date with him on a bar on the banks of the Hudson river, which escalated quickly to a sexual encounter at his apartment.
Ansari, however, responded to the claims saying the two engaged in "sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual".
In a new interview for The Katie Couric Podcast, Schumer said, "He's been my friend and I really feel for the woman. I identify with all the women in these situations. Even if it's my friend, I don't go, 'Oh, but he's a good guy.' I think, 'What would it feel like to have been her?'" Schumer said.
She said women should make "no" excuses when it comes to behaviour that makes them uncomfortable."If you have a doctor that makes you uncomfortable, or you have a date with someone and they coerce you, I don't think there's any sort of criminal charge, but I think that it's good for everybody to learn that that behaviour is not acceptable. It's not a crime, but it's not cool. And it can still really mess with a woman," she said.
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