Chris D’Elia, who faced charges of sexually harassing underage girls during the summer, broke the silence after dark on social media months ago.
The comedian posted a video on YouTube for the first time in eight months on Friday, February 19, and titled it: “It’s been a while”. (He also hasn’t posted to his Instagram or Twitter feeds since June.)
In the nearly 10-minute video, he admitted that sex “controlled my life” and explained that he has been recovering for several months to learn more about himself and his “problem” that he described. He said that during his “time off”, he sought medical advice and therapy, spent time with his family and tried to “take a look at myself”.
“What I came to understand is that for me it was always about sex,” said D’Elia. “It was my focus all the time … And I had a problem. And I have a problem.”