Chris D’Elia Accused of Sexually Harassing Underage Girls Comedian Chris D’Elia is facing dozens of accusations of “grooming” and soliciting nude photos from underage girls.
The online firestorm began when Simone Rossi, a graduate from Arizona state, spoke out about an online interaction she had with D’Elia in 2014.
In a thread of tweets, Rossi revealed screenshots of incriminating emails sent to her by D’Elia.
D'Elia, who was 34 years old at the time, allegedly asked Rossi, who was 16 years old at the time, to “hang” out, “make out” and “send [him] a pic[ture].” Simone Rossi, via Twitter After Rossi’s reveal, Twitter account SheRatesDogs began compiling a thread of anonymous accusations against D’Elia.
The shared stories are from women who varied in age at the time, but many claim to have been only 17 years old.
D’Elia has not responded to any of the accusations, but has reportedly deleted incriminating older tweets along with his personal Facebook account.