‘Impractical Jokers’ alum Joe Gatto denies TikTok user’s sexual assault allegations
No laughing matter.
Former “Impractical Jokers” star Joe Gatto is shutting down a TikTok user’s claims that he sexually assaulted her when she was 19 years old — but admits he’s not completely innocent.
“I have used poor judgment and as a result have violated the trust of the people I love most,” the comedian tells Page Six exclusively on Saturday.
“But anyone who knows me at all knows full well that I wouldn’t assault anyone.”
Gatto, 48, added, “Working on myself is an ongoing process, and I am now going to take some time away from the public eye to focus my energies where I need to.”
The woman, who goes by joozyb on TikTok, first made her allegations public on Friday.
“I got sexually assaulted by Joe Gatto, the ‘Impractical Joker,’” she claimed in a video posted on the social media platform.
She claimed the incident took place in a hotel after she met the comic at one of his shows in Milwaukee in September 2023.
The TikTok user did not go into great detail about what allegedly occurred between her and Gatto during the alleged assault, and only alleged in the video that “some stuff happened.”
Page Six has reached out to her for more information but did not immediately hear back.
This story is developing …
