The independent director and personality of the networks Andrea Callaghanwho gained prominence for his comedic interviews on YouTube and in a documentary by HBO extension, This Place Rules, came out to publicly apologize in a video for sexual misconduct allegations.
The nearly five-minute video, posted on Youtubeshows the 25-year-old speaking on camera, responding to the allegations against him and sharing the view that you are going to seek “professional treatment” to address your problem.
“I hadn’t noticed that he had had this pattern of behavior that had affected several people. I would like to apologize for my silence. When I learned of the allegations I was in a state of denial and shock…”, Callaghan began, as reported by Variety.
“They denounced me and my name appeared in 40 media of different communication, together with words “inappropriate sexual conduct”. Simply I spiraled into a mental health crisis. I’m fine now, but I don’t think this is about me. It’s about the people I’ve hit. So I just want to express my full understanding, support and respect for anyone who has been wronged. I really want to do better and take full responsibility for everything I’ve done.”
Complaints against you
All this pained rambling has to do with the fact that earlier this year, a woman named Caroline Elise came out to say that Callaghan she was “exhausted” and pushed to the “limit” with insistent requests to have sex.
Another woman named Dana (surname withheld) came forward a few days later supporting him Callaghan had also pressured her to have sex: “I told her to stop. I’ve told him to leave me alone countless times,” she said in a video posted on TikTok.
“I I’ve always taken “no” for an answeras far as consent is concerned. I have never crossed that line. But I think you should have a more nuanced and important approach to the dynamics of power, pressure and coercion,” the young man added in the apology video.
“For a long time, I behaved in a way that I thought was normal. I thought coming home from the bar only made you a loser. I thought persistence was a concrete form of flattery…“
“I don’t blame the alcohol, but I really believe in it the alcohol was a factor which has contributed to my poor decision making in different aspects of my life,” concluded Callaghan.
The young man passed by there New York Times and rose to fame when he began interviewing homeless people and talking about their darkest secrets while intoxicated. From that series, he compiled a few videos that ended up on YouTube and Instagram under the name Neighborhood confessions.
freelance journalist of different interests, among other things, has also published an expedition of memories which tells, in first person, stories of a journey from 70 days of hitchhiking from the United States in two years.
Source: Clarin
