‘Master of None’ star Aziz Ansari responds to sexual harassment claim against him

Master of None star Aziz Ansari has responded to the sexual harassment allegations made against him by a 23-year-old woman he briefly dated in September 2017.

The woman came forward to tell her story when she saw Ansari win his first Golden Globe Award for his Netflix series wearing a ‘Time’s Up’ pin on his lapel.

The graphic account of the night by the woman alleges that Ansari ignored her verbal and non-verbal cues that she was uncomfortable with his acts in his New York City apartment.

Responding to the claim, the 34-year-old comedian issued a statement via his publicist.

“In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date. We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual,” the statement read.

“The next day, I got a text from her saying that although “it may have seemed okay,” upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to …read more