A woman’s disputed claim of being sexually assaulted by comedian Aziz Ansari has generated criticism from some media outlets. HLN’s Ashleigh Banfield delivered an angry open letter to the unnamed accuser on Monday, saying that the description of events sounded merely like a bad date that the woman could have ended by leaving. Banfield also said that the “reckless” public allegation made by the woman compromised the #MeToo movement to combat sexual misconduct. “That you had a bad date with Aziz Ansari? “You went to the press with a story of a bad date and you have potentially destroyed this man’s career over it.”

Source: Huffington Post January 16, 2018 18:18 UTC