Louis C.K. breaks silence: 'These stories are true'

These stories are true.

Its a predicament for them.

The power I had over these women is that they admired me.

And I wielded that power irresponsibly.

I have been remorseful of my actions.

And Ive tried to learn from them.

And run from them.

Now Im aware of the extent of the impact of my actions.

There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for.

And I have to reconcile it with who I am.

Which is nothing compared to the task I left them with.

The hardest regret to live with is what youve done to hurt someone else.

And I can hardly wrap my head around the scope of hurt I brought on them.

Ive brought pain to my family, my friends, my children and their mother.

I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want.

I will now step back and take a long time to listen.

Thank you for reading.

Last year, Louis C.K.

had denied industry whispers of misconduct in an interview, saying, theyre rumors, thats all that is.