Leslie Jones stopped performing at the Comedy Cellar in protest of Louis C.K.

Leslie Jones is not here to play. In a new profile with the New York Times, Jones recounts how she was the only comedian to stop performing at the iconic Comedy Cellar in New York after the club continued to give Louis C.K. stage time following his sexual misconduct scandal.While many comedians and fans tweeted their disappointment with C.K. and some even walked out of shows, Jones was the only comedian to stop performing at the Comedy Cellar in direct protest.  “I knew girls,” said Jones, “and they got to walk into the club and see him talking to the owner. That ain’t cool.” Jones said that during her time away from the Comedy Cellar, she spent time performing on the Upper East Side at the Comic Strip.  “They took his picture down. Mine’s up.”[video_embed id='1796040']RELATED: Is it too soon for Louis C.K. to make a comeback?[/video_embed]Jones said she told management at the Comedy Cellar about her disappointment over their decision to continue supporting C.K. but has finally returned to the iconic club. “I am at the age when I will get off the boat and get on another damn boat,” said Jones.

 

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In 2017, the New York Times published a story about Louis C.K. which included interviews with five women who said they had been sexually harassed by the comedian. In the wake of the story, the comedian admitted to some wrongdoing. C.K. lost his FX series Louis and Netflix and HBO both stopped deals they had with the comedian. In 2018, Louis C.K. said that the scandal took him through “hell and back” and cost him approximately $35 million in lost income. That’s a sizeable amount, but it’s important to note that C.K. was earning $52 million per year at the time, so the scandal didn’t leave him penniless. That money also doesn’t account for the lost wages for the women Louis assaulted who were so traumatized that some of them left their chosen careers in comedy.In Jones’ new profile with the Times, the former Saturday Night Live star also talks about her decision to leave the variety show. “I’m 52 and tired. SNL is a hard job. It’s 100 hours a week,” said Jones. “Also, it’s an institution. I get bored. And I want to do different things.”

 

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I have so many pics from this week to post!! I’m just so tired y’all!! But this pic to me shows how much fun it was!! EVERYONE WAS SO AWESOME!! Paul Rudd was so good yo!! It was an incredible season with incredible people. Love you all!! @nbcsnl

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Some of those things include a new standup special on Netflix, an appearance in the upcoming Coming To America sequel with Eddie Murphy, and a new hosting job on a reboot of Supermarket Sweep. But that’s not all Jones wants to do. The comedian and actor also has her sights set on late night.“I want to be the next Johnny Carson,” said Jones, who went on to allude that current host Jimmy Fallon may be ending his tenure on the show. “I want The Tonight Show really bad. I love Jimmy, but Jimmy is going to leave in a minute.”Jones also sounded off on the upcoming Ghostbusters film. Jones and her Ghostbusters co-stars Kristin Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon received plenty of online hate for their female reboot of Ghostbusters in 2016, with Jones being hit the hardest and having her phone hacked and nude photos leaked. The upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife is not a continuation of the 2016 reboot, which "pissed off" Jones. “It feels like: They did it wrong and we know you guys were upset about that little girls' ‘Ghostbusters,’ so we’re going to do it right now.”The comedian added that the film was cut by 20 minutes, which she felt hurt the end product. “If I was the Leslie I am now, I think it would have went different,” said Jones. “I wish I would have rocked the boat.”[video_embed id='5992063391001']RELATED: Leslie Jones slams new Ghostbusters movie[/video_embed]