A 23-year-old Brooklyn-based photographer recounted a date with Ansari that she called "the worst night of my life".
The woman, referred to as Grace, vividly described how she exchanged numbers with Ansari at the 2017 Emmy Awards after-party and went on a date with him on a bar on the banks of the Hudson river, which escalated quickly to a sexual encounter at his apartment.
Ansari, however, responded to the claims saying the two engaged in "sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual".
The "Trainwreck" star said women should make "no" excuses when it comes to behaviour that makes them uncomfortable.
"If you have a doctor that makes you uncomfortable, or you get a massage, or you have a date with someone and they coerce you in a situation like the Aziz one, I don't think there's any sort of criminal charge, but I think that it's good for everybody to learn that that behaviour is not acceptable.
Following the woman's claims there was a debate that whether the incident between her and Ansari took the #MeToo movement forward or was it a case of bad date and if the whole movement has gone too far in its quest of justice.
Schumer said the aim of this movement is not only to expose the men behind such acts, but is also to motivate women to speak up for themselves.
"I don't think anyone wants to see Aziz's career ruined or his life ruined or anything like that, but that's where people's minds go. They go 'Does he deserve this?' And it's really not about that.
Schumer added that movements like #MeToo and Times's Up can serve as a lesson for men.
"A lot of the men in my life are open to self reflection and evolving and I am.
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