Chris Hardwick Pulled From AMC Series' and Comic-Con and He Responds to His Ex-Girlfriend's Abuse Allegations
Last week, Chris Hardwick's ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra, posted an essay detailing the sexual and mental abuse she claims to have endured from Hardwick.
The allegations are pretty serious and the Nerdist website ended up removing Hardwick's name from the website, which he hasn't been a part of for some time. This was followed by some writers leaving Nerdist in the wake of the allegations.
These allegations are already destroying his career as THR is now reporting that AMC has pulled his series Talking with Chris Hardwick and I also heard The Talking Dead. Hardwick also won't be moderating any panels at Comic-Con either. AMC released the following statement:
"We have had a positive working relationship with Chris Hardwick for many years. We take the troubling allegations that surfaced very seriously. While we assess the situation, Talking with Chris Hardwick will not air on AMC, and Chris has decided to step aside from moderating planned AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month."
Not long after Dykstra's allegations against Hardwick went viral, he released a statement of his own. So now we have his side of the story. He says:
"These are very serious allegations and not to be taken lightly which is why I’ve taken the day to consider how to respond. I was heartbroken to read Chloe’s post. Our three year relationship was not perfect—we were ultimately not a good match and argued—even shouted at each other—but I loved her, and did my best to uplift and support her as a partner and companion in any way and at no time did I sexually assault her.
"When we were living together, I found out that Chloe had cheated on me, and I ended the relationship. For several weeks after we broke up, she asked to get back together with me and even told me she wanted to have kids with me, ‘build a life’ with me and told me that I was ‘the one,’ but I did not want to be with someone who was unfaithful."
"I’m devastated to read that she is now accusing me of conduct that did not occur. l was blindsided by her post and always wanted the best for her. As a husband, a son, and future father, I do not condone any kind of mistreatment of women."
Regardless of what he says here, there are a lot of people on Twitter that don't believe him. A lot of people are siding with Dykstra, which is totally understandable and obviously, some fans are siding with Hardwick. But, here we have two sides to a story and only when a thorough investigation is completed will we know the truth of what happened. Dykstra claims to have proof of the things that Hardwick did to her, which I'm sure investigators will obviously want to look at.
Things definitely aren't looking good for Hardwick, though. Even if it turns out that he's not guilty of these accusations the damage is already done. If he is guilty, well then... he's screwed.
Source: Deadline