Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWhitney Cummings has responded to allegations that comedian/actor Chris D’Elia harassed underage girls on social media, saying she’s “devastated and enraged by what I’ve read and learned.”Cummings plays the girlfriend of D’Elia on NBC’s Whitney, a role that Cummings said she wrote for D’Elia.“This is a pattern of predatory behavior,” Cummings said in a tweet today. “This abuse of power is enabled by silence.
Now that I’m aware, I won’t be silent.“Girls should be able to be a fan of a comedian they admire without becoming a sexual target,” she added. “It’s the adult’s responsibility to be an adult.” Earlier, D’Elia issued a statement defending himself against allegations he solicited attention from underage.
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