Netflix Wants Aziz Ansari Back
by EG
Aziz Ansari's career hit a rough patch when he was accused of sexual misconduct by an anonymous person. There was significant backlash, however, over the incident itself and the way it was covered by the journalist who broke the story, and Ansari was not without sympathetic supporters. Now the company that airs his hit show wants it to be clear that they're among those supporters. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Netflix apparently wants Aziz Ansari to make a comeback.
The streaming giant says it “would be happy” to make another season of the comedian’s award-winning show “Master of None,” should he be willing to do so.
Programming executive Cindy Holland made the announcement during the Television Critics Association’s press tour in Beverly Hills on Sunday.
“We would be happy to make another season of Master of None when Aziz is ready,” Holland said.
Ansari, 35, has been laying low for several months after being accused of sexual misconduct.
An anonymous woman came forward in January and claimed that the actor had forced himself on her following a date they had in New York — dubbing it “the worst night of [her] life.” She said that Ansari got physical with her, despite numerous “cues” that she “wasn’t interested.”
In response, the Emmy winner released a statement saying sexual activity did occur, but he thought it was “completely consensual.”
“The next day, I got a text from her saying that although ‘it may have seemed okay,’ upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable,” Ansari said. “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 heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said.”
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