Comedian Louis C.K. has been spotted passionately kissing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s longtime partner Mimi O’Donnell – 11 years after the Oscar winner’s fatal overdose.
The controversial 58-year-old comedian was infamously ‘canceled’ after admitting to multiple sexual-misconduct allegations in 2017.
C.K, who was more recently forced to defend performing at a Saudi comedy festival, was seen arm-in-arm with O’Donnell during a romantic stroll in New York City, stopping several times to passionately kiss, placing his hand on the back of her head.
O’Donnell, believed to be 55, is now Spotify‘s head of scripted fiction.
She shared a 15-year relationship and three children with Hoffman, the Capote star who died in 2014 at 46 after a devastating heroin relapse.
It marks her first public romance since Hoffman’s death.
C.K., born Louis Alfred Székely, was previously married to Alix Bailey and has two daughters.
Comedian Louis C.K. – who was ‘canceled’ after admitting to multiple sexual misconduct allegations in 2017 – was seen kissing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s widow more than a decade after the Oscar-winner died of an accidental drug overdose
He has also been linked to Fiona Apple, Sarah Silverman, Blanche Gardin, and Dasha Nekrasova.
C.K. became one of the first high-profile figures swept up in the #MeToo movement in 2017, when five women accused him of exposing himself and masturbating in front of them in nonconsensual and often bizarre circumstances.
He admitted the allegations were true the next day, saying: ‘These stories are true,’ and apologized.
Hollywood quickly cut ties, pulling him from projects and replacing him in roles that had already been filmed.
Some comedians, including Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman, defended his right to return to the stage.
Others, including Judd Apatow and Rose Byrne, said it was too soon.
C.K. launched a comeback in 2019 and has been steadily rebuilding his stand-up career since.
He has a string of sold-out shows for his current Ridiculous tour with two shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre tomorrow and Wednesday.
He then heads to California for nine stand-up gigs before ringing in the New year back in Brooklyn at Kings Theatre.
Meanwhile, the father of O’Donnell’s three children, Hoffman, died of an accidental drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment in February 2014, at the age of 46 (the former couple are seen in LA back in March 2006)
O’Donnell, who lives in a multimillion-dollar West Village home, recently made headlines as an early supporter of New York City’s new Democratic Socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani.
She appeared in one of his first TV ads in April, jumping up and down beside the then-candidate while holding a campaign sign.
‘I love a progressive candidate. He’s got the energy. I love free child care, free buses,’ she told the New York Post.
The father of O’Donnell’s three children, Hoffman, died of an accidental drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment in February 2014, at the age of 46.
Hoffman’s struggle with addiction stretched back to his early 20s, though few in Hollywood ever knew the full story.
The actor quietly got sober after graduating from NYU’s drama school in 1989 and stayed clean for more than 20 years, keeping his past heroin use so private that even close colleagues were unaware of the severity of his early battles.
The controversial 58-year-old comedian was seen passionately smooching Mimi O’Donnell during a recent romantic stroll in New York City
O’Donnell – who is the head of scripted fiction at Spotify – was in a 15 year relationship with the Capote actor as they shared three children together before his passing in February 2014
But he secretly relapsed in 2012, beginning with prescription opioids before sliding back into heroin.
Friends later said his habit escalated at alarming speed, with the Oscar winner allegedly spending up to $10,000 a month on drugs in the year before his death.
Hoffman even checked himself into a detox facility for just ten days in May 2013, a short stay that those close to him saw as a worrying sign he wasn’t confronting the relapse.
The addiction eventually fractured his long-term relationship with O’Donnell.
She separated from Hoffman months before his death because he wasn’t addressing his drug use, though the two continued co-parenting their three children.
O’Donnell later described watching the relapse as ‘like witnessing a drowning in slow motion,’ saying she hoped the distance would force him to seek help.
Now, she has been spotted packing on the PDA with the Grammy Award winning comedian – born Louis Alfred Székely – as he passionately put his hand on the back of her head
As if the kissing wasn’t already enough, the two strolled arm-in-arm on the walk with a small dog
O’Donnell has not had any other public romantic relationships aside from critically-acclaimed actor Hoffman
The talented actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for his work in Capote was found dead on the bathroom floor of his $10,000-a-month West Village apartment.
Police discovered 70 bags of heroin and 20 used needles inside.
Hoffman’s drug habit allegedly saw a preferred narcotics were heroin and the prescription drug OxyContin.
Friends said O’Donnell had separated from him in the months leading up to his death as his addiction spiraled.
They shared three children: son Cooper, now 22, and daughters Tallulah, 18, and Willa, 16.
C.K. was previously married to Alix Bailey from 1995 to 2008 as they share two children together
Hoffman’s critically acclaimed performances include Capote (2005), for which he won an Academy Award, Doubt (2008), and The Master (2012); seen in a still from Capote
The American Hustle star has also been romantically linked to Fiona Apple, Sarah Silverman, Blanch Gardin, and Dasha Nekrasova
Years ago, C.K. became one of the first names involved in a sexual misconduct scandal at the beginning of the #MeToo movement in 2017
In November of 2017, a New York Times article was published in which sexual harassment claims were made against C.K. by five women, most of whom said he masturbated in front of them in nonconsensual and often bizarre circumstances
He also played Freddie Miles, a boisterous American ex-pat living in Italy, in the cult classic The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999); seen with Jude Law in a still
The following day, the ostracized star released a statement in which he admitted that the stories published were true, and apologized for the harm he had caused
Back in April, O’Donnell made a surprise appearance in Mamdani’s first television ad as she could be seen excitedly jumping up and down while holding up a poster next to the then-mayoral candidate
He checked into a rehab center for just 10 days in May 2013, but his drug use had escalated before his death.
The actor won an Academy Award for Capote (2005) and earned further acclaim for Doubt (2008), The Master (2012), and the cult classic, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
His final completed film, A Most Wanted Man, a spy thriller, was released after his passing in 2014.