Aziz Ansari is speaking out about the sexual misconduct allegations that were leveled against him during the height of the “Me Too” movement in 2018.

He spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his new comedy movie, Good Fortune , and he was asked to reflect on the incident and his controversial handling of the situation — and why he didn’t consider himself to be on a “break” after the damaging essay was published.

The Master of None creator was the subject of an essay at Babe.net called, “I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life.” In it, the comedian was accused of unwanted sexual aggression in his apartment against a then-22-year-old with the pseudonym “Grace,” just days after the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards in which he celebrated a win for

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