Former The star of the “impractical joker” Joe Gatto he answered the allegedly sexual abuse that the Tictok user presented.
“I used a bad judgment and, as a result, he broke the trust of the people I love the most,” Gatto said – who separated from his wife Bessy in 2021, but aligned with 2023 – in a statement to Fox News Digital. “But anyone who knows me at all knows that I would not attack anyone. Working on myself is a process, and now I’ll take some time from the public to focus my energy where I need.”
In a row of Videos transferred to Tictok On March 20, a user named Joozyb claimed that “she was sexually attacked by Joe Gatto, an impractical joker.”
The star of the “impractical joker” Joe Gatto responded to charges of sexual abuse made against him. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
The user, who was allegedly 19 at the time, described in detail how she met a comedian while he performed at Wisconsin in September 2023. The two allegedly started private messages through Instagram.
“I was drunk, anything, and he sent me all these things. And, like, he started getting a little weird, you know,” she claimed in one video, which was paired with various footage of alleged messages between the two.
In the end, she claimed, Gatto allegedly invited her to his hotel room where some things happened.
Gatto said he had used “bad judgment” in the past. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
“I wanted to tell people for a long time. I would love, I tried in different ways, but it’s hard with someone so big, [I] Come to the realization that if I say something, I really say something. “
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On a disturbing photo he conveyed to Tictok, She wrote, “Yes, he is. Yes, he just came back with his wife. I’m sorry you don’t want to hear it, but …”
In 2021 Gatto announced the departure from the “impractical joker”.
Gatto, with the stars James S. Murray, Brian ‘Q’ Quinn and Sal Vulcano, starred in “Incordial Shouters” from 2011 to 2021. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Tyler Robinson Foundation)
“In addition to my friends, I have dedicated the decade of my life to build this franchise and I could not be more proud than what was achieved. However, because of some problems in my personal life, I have to step down,” Gatto wrote, then mentioned my wife of eight years. “Bessy and I decided to separate ways, so now I have to focus on being the best father and associate of our two incredible children.”
He said outside his family, relationships with his stars and longtime friends James S. Murray, Brian “Q” Quinn and Sal vulcano “were the most important in my life.” Four friends from high school, who originally formed a comic hull called The Tenderloins, eventually became known as an impractical joker for their television show hidden cameras began in 2011 for Trutv.
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Gatto and his wife Bessy split in 2021, but reconciled in 2023. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Pictures for Animal Haven))
“I know they will still laugh the world,” Gatto said. “And although the four of us that you all see, this show is only possible because of the hard work of the talented crew members who work behind the scenes. I am very grateful that I have collaborated with each of them.”
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In his Goodbye postGatto continued, “To all the amazing fans, thank you for letting me laugh at your jokes. They say that laughter is the best remedy, and I hope I could have provided some of this during the last decade. Seeing you to laugh, it was my own cure, especially in these strange and difficult times. Since I could not be at a party.
