Comedian and actor Chris D’Elia posted a 10-minute YouTube video Friday in which he addressed the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him last summer, stating that he has a “problem” and that sex “controlled” his life. However, he maintained that all of his relationships have been consensual and legal.

“I have a chance to apologize here, to the people who got caught up in that shit,” D’Elia said. “The lies that I would tell my fiancé, my friends — I’m sorry.”

In June 2020, D’Elia began trending on social media on after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct when they were underage, with some being as young as 16 at the time of the alleged encounters. Many alleged that he sent inappropriate messages and attempted to solicit nude photos from them, with one woman accusing him of trying to groom her. Shortly after the allegations came to light, D...