Penn Badgley says that he โbelieves womenโ in light of allegations of sexual harassment made against his You co-star, the comedian Chris DโElia.
Badgley told The Los Angeles Times that he was โvery troubledโ by the accusations against DโElia, who appeared in the second series of the Netflix series as a comedian who drugs and assaults young women.
โThe idea that a show like ours would indirectly, unwittingly be a haven for people who are abusive is disturbing. Itโs very disturbing,โ Badgley said.

โYou know โ it did affect me deeply. I was very troubled by it. I am very troubled by it. I donโt know Chris. I know that, if thereโs anything we need to do in this age, itโs to believe women.โ
He continued: โBut what is really important is to recognize that the policies that underwrite every given system โ the practices, the regulations, the laws that underwrite every one of these systems which act as a haven for the individuals that take advantage, namely white men.โ

The actor also revealed that Youโs producers had reached out to the teenage actors who had starred opposite DโElia on the show โjust to make sure [they] felt safe.โ
The You star isnโt the only co-star of DโEliaโs to speak out, as Whitney Cummings also addressed the allegations publicly on social media.

โItโs taken me a couple days to process the information I have learned about Chris,โ Cummings, 37, said online. โIโm devastated and enraged by what Iโve read and learned.โ
Cummings deemed DโEliaโs behavior as โpredatory,โ and pledged to not remain โsilentโ on such โabuse[s] of powerโ in the future.
DโElia has denied allegations that he harassed teen girls online.
โI know I have said and done things that might have offended people during my career, but I have never knowingly pursued any underage women at any point,โ DโElia said in a statement obtained by Deadline last week.
โAll of my relationships have been both legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged any inappropriate photos with the people who have tweeted about me. That being said, I really am truly sorry. I was a dumb guy who ABSOLUTELY let myself get caught up in my lifestyle. Thatโs MY fault. I own it. Iโve been reflecting on this for some time now and I promise I will continue to do better.โ
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