One of the founding members of Prank Show Impractical jokers, Joe Gatto, released a statement after a woman accused him of sexual assault in a tapping video and pointed out that he had “used poor judgment”, but “no one would assault”.
The tapping user, placed under the name Joozyb, said she met Gatto in 2023 and said she started texting Gatto after meeting him in a restaurant in hopes of getting a free ticket to a live comedy, according to People.
Gatto allegedly gave her tickets to the show and the two, according to the accused, continued to exchange texts to the show. She said Gatto allegedly invited her to her hotel room, and that she went, when a few things happened. ‘
She didn’t want to be in detail about what happened.
“I was sexually assaulted by Joe Gatto, the Impractical joker”Joozy claims in one of her subsequent posts that day.
Gatto, 48, issued a statement on Saturday denying the allegations.
“I used poor judgment and consequently violated the confidence of the people I love most,” Gatto said in the statement by Variety. “But someone who knows me at all knows well that I wouldn’t assault anyone. Working on myself is an ongoing process, and I’m going to take some time off the public eye to focus my energy where I need. ‘
The comedian was one of the founding members of the Impractical jokers Show, who walked on Trutv and earned a considerable Fandom. He started on the program in 2011 and also appeared in more than 240 episodes during a film version of the program.
He eventually left the prank show in 2021.
At the time of his departure, Gatto quoted ‘issues in my personal life’ and announced that he and his wife, Bessy, had divided.
“Sorry in advance for the long and more serious than usual note, I just wanted to let me know that I wouldn’t be involved anymore”Impractical jokers” Gatto wrote in an Instagram post in 2021. “With my friends, I devoted a decade of my life to building this franchise and I could no longer be about what was achieved. However, because of some problems in my personal life, I have to walk away. Bessy and I decided to share many ways, so now I should focus on being the best father and fellow parent to our two incredible children. ‘
Gatto and his wife came together again in 2023.
At the time, the rolling mates of Gatto issued a statement saying they ‘never made an imagination Impractical jokers‘Without gatto on the program.
“We want to keep making people laugh, our relationship with the Impractical jokers Fans go and keep working with the members of our team, we consider family, “the group wrote in response to Gatto’s departure.
Impractical jokers are still on the air and are in the 11th season and are now broadcast on TBS.
