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.
The controversial 58-year-old comedian – who recently defended his decision to perform at a Saudi comedy festival – 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.
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.
C.K. was previously married to Alix Bailey from 1995 to 2008 as they share two children together.
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.
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.
C.K., who at that point was a lauded and award-winning writer and producer, quickly saw all of his professional prospects dry up or grind to a halt, even on projects that had already begun. His casting was replaced by other actors in more than one instance.
And although some fellow comedians including Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman defended his right to resume standup the following year, others, like Rose Byrne and Judd Apatow, said it was too soon for Louis to return to the mic.
Nonetheless, C.K. has been making the rounds on the standup circuit for years after launching a comeback tour in 2019.
Meanwhile, more recently O’Donnell – who lives in a multi-million dollar home in the West Village – made headlines as she was an early campaigner for newly-elected Democratic Socialist Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani.
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.
‘I love a progressive candidate. He’s got the energy. I love free child care, free buses. I like all the stuff he’s said,’ O’Donnell told the New York Post at the time.
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 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. 70 bags of heroin and 20 used needles were found inside his home.
Hoffman’s drug habit had allegedly escalated to upwards of $10,000 a month and his preferred narcotics were heroin and the prescription drug Oxycontin.
Hoffman, known for his portrayal of troubled souls, had separated from O’Donnell in the months leading up to his death because she couldn’t handle his heroin addiction said friends.
He and the costume designer share three children together: son Cooper, 22, and two daughters Tallulah, 18, and Willa, 16.
Before his death the critically acclaimed actor admitted struggling with drug addiction in the past and reportedly checked himself into an East Coast rehab center for ten days in May of 2013 to deal with his heroin abuse after having claimed to be free for 23-years.
According to TMZ, he fell off the wagon in 2012, with his problem starting slowly with prescription pills and recently escalating to snorting heroin.
The popular actor admitted in 2006 to a previously unacknowledged history of substance abuse after he graduated from NYU’s drama school when he was 23-years old in 1989.
Hoffman’s critically acclaimed performances include Capote (2005), for which he won an Academy Award, Doubt (2008), The Master (2012), and cult classic The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
The final film he completed filming was A Most Wanted Man (2014), a spy thriller released after his passing.