# And Now Chris Hardwick \[domestic abuse allegations\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 15, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153 "2018-06-15T15:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/1 "2018-06-15T15:28:07Z")
[Apparently an abusive asshole.](https://medium.com/@skydart/rose-colored-glasses-6be0594970ca) ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/2 "2018-06-15T15:45:49Z")
I only know Chloe Dykstra from a few things on Youtube, and Chris Hardwick mostly from The Talking Dead. Is it common knowledge that they dated? And if the boyfriend was Chris Hardwick, then, yes, he’s an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/3 "2018-06-15T15:58:14Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > [Apparently an abusive asshole.](https://medium.com/@skydart/rose-colored-glasses-6be0594970ca) We need to hear both sides of this story. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/4 "2018-06-15T16:17:28Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > I only know Chloe Dykstra from a few things on Youtube, and Chris Hardwick mostly from The Talking Dead. Is it common knowledge that they dated? And if the boyfriend was Chris Hardwick, then, yes, he’s an asshole. Yes, this is 100% about Chris Hardwick. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/5 "2018-06-15T16:24:19Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Yes, this is 100% about Chris Hardwick. Why do we know this? Is he the only guy she dated that long or what? The mention that the anonymous jerk got engaged to someone else shortly after? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/6 "2018-06-15T16:29:41Z")
Ok, I looked at an article about it. There’s a number of “identifying details”. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/7 "2018-06-15T16:30:23Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Why do we know this? Is he the only guy she dated that long or what? The mention that the anonymous jerk got engaged to someone else shortly after? She made it very clear. Unless she is in a habit of dating older guys who started off as podcasters and became the CEO of their own company. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/8 "2018-06-15T16:49:29Z")
we’re talking about a person who gets paid to talk about zombie drama. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/9 "2018-06-15T16:53:37Z")
To be fair, and **note I am not saying I do not believe her** , but we are getting a one-sided story from a person with an admitted serious mental illness. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/10 "2018-06-15T16:56:34Z")
Chris may well be an asshole. But Chloe…how do I say this and not be…I mean… For fuck’s sake. You coulda just broke up with him. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/11 "2018-06-15T16:59:25Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > To be fair, and **note I am not saying I do not believe her** , but we are getting a one-sided story from a person with an admitted serious mental illness. You mean anorexia? If so, a model with that is kind of an occupational hazard and I don’t see why that would cast doubt on her recollections. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/12 "2018-06-15T17:03:05Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Chris may well be an asshole. > > But Chloe…how do I say this and not be…I mean… > > For fuck’s sake. You coulda just broke up with him. That’s true of amost all abusive relationships. She addresses it in her essay. But so what? If she had only dated him for a month, would that be your response to the story? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/13 "2018-06-15T17:04:07Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You mean anorexia? If so, a model with that is kind of an occupational hazard and I don’t see why that would cast doubt on her recollections. I didn’t read the article, but when my (now ex) wife had anorexia, she 100% did not think like a normal person. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/14 "2018-06-15T17:09:13Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You mean anorexia? If so, a model with that is kind of an occupational hazard and I don’t see why that would cast doubt on her recollections. Yes, that one. Anorexia is not just about eating and weight, there are very serious mental/behavioral components as well. Apathy, depression, social withdrawal and isolation, extreme denial and distortion of one’s perception of reality are common, but not widely known symptoms of the illness. Again, **not saying I don’t believe her** , and I don’t have a problem believing Chris Hardwick is an asshole, but while “grain of salt” might be too harsh an idiom to use here, I don’t have a better one. Her memory might not be faulty, but her perception and interpretation of Hardwick’s behavior may not be 100% accurate. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/15 "2018-06-15T17:17:01Z")
Just seems to me that anorexia in a woman whose job is dressing up as sexy comic book characters might not be your classic anorexia. But what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/16 "2018-06-15T17:37:43Z")
It’s kind of messed up that she’s just had a movie come out where she stars, along with \*another \*rapist. I mean, I believe her, no question, but why didn’t \*she \*believe Stoya and the others, and defend James Deen on Twitter? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/17 "2018-06-15T17:54:12Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > That’s true of amost all abusive relationships. She addresses it in her essay. But so what? If she had only dated him for a month, would that be your response to the story? > [@](#): > > Our relationship started out poorly. Within 2 weeks, rules were quickly established. Some of these included: > > \ > > These were just a few of them. And I made the choice to accept his controlling behavior, as he’d just left his long-term girlfriend and I assumed that he was going through some serious emotional discomfort. This was a huge mistake. She saw what he was in their first 2 weeks. She has much deeper problems than him being a bad guy. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/18 "2018-06-15T18:10:21Z")
How completely awful. She should name him outright. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/19 "2018-06-15T18:16:11Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > How completely awful. She should name him outright. Ever heard of libel? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153/20 "2018-06-15T18:17:45Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > She saw what he was in their first 2 weeks. She has much deeper problems than him being a bad guy. Or maybe a bad guy had an easier time taking advantage of a woman because of her deeper problems. Did that occur to you? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-hardwick-domestic-abuse-allegations/816153.md?page=2)