More of Chris Hardwick’s ex-girlfriends have emerged to publicly defend the besmirched actor, host, and comedian. Their words of support and clarification seek to fortify Hardwick’s damaged reputation in the weeks following a tell-all post published on Medium by his ex-girlfriend, actress and model Chloe Dykstra. Dykstra alleged that Hardwick was sexually abusive during their relationship, and blacklisted her in the industry following their breakup. The former host of @midnight roundly denies these allegations.

On June 14, Dykstra posted a detailed account of her relationship with Hardwick, and while she did not specifically name him therein, the subject of her piece was quickly assessed by the public. In addition to being sexually abusive and manipulative, Dykstra claims that he prevented her from thriving in the industry after their breakup. Her post soon went viral, with a widespread response rallying the voices of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement. These developments led AMC to put his recently taped second season of Talking with Chris Hardwick on hold, and all mentions of Hardwick were scrubbed from the website of the company founded, Nerdist. Additionally, NBC rescinded his hosting duties for game show The Wall, and Hardwick’s previously scheduled panels for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con were summarily canceled.

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While Hardwick’s wife Lydia Hearst spoke up recently in defense of her husband, two of his ex girlfriends — Andrea Savage and Janet Varney — have now broken their silence on the scandal (via Perez Hilton), offering words of staunch support and siding with Hardwick. Savage, who currently stars on the TruTV show I’m Sorry, disputed Dykstra’s allegations, stating that “...None of this rang true in terms of my experience with him...He’s truly one of the least controlling people. That’s not the Chris I know.”

Actress Janet Varney, who dated Hardwick for seven years, also spoke against the manner in which his character was described in Dykstra’s Medium post: “Over the seven years Chris and I were together, I was never subjected to any kind of sexual abuse or controlling behavior whatsoever.” The two split in 2011, but Varney asserts that she has remained close friends with him since then.

Savage went on to detail the agitated atmosphere in which these types of allegations surrounding #MeToo are positioned, clarifying the importance of the movement but describing it as a “fragile platform” which requires careful protection on social media. Both Savage and Varney took pains to assert that their statements were not meant to muddle the circumstances of the controversy, or to silence other women who feel courageous enough to speak their truth.

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Source: PerezHilton