Comedian Chris D’elia came under fire recently for allegedly sending inappropriate messages and DM’s to underage girls. While he is fighting the accusations, his co-stars are not staying silent.
Penn Badgely, who starred alongside D’elia, in Lifetime-turned-Netflix hit show You. The Gossip Girl alum already has his qualms about playing a problematic character who gets longed for by viewers, so for Chris to be accused of being a pedophile while portraying one on the show — heis struggling with the news.
He hopes that You hasn’t created a breeding ground of toxicity. Penn told the LA Times on the Can’t Stop Watching podcast: ‘I was very troubled by it.
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