Louis: I’m so sorry for pain

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“Now is not the time for him to make television shows,” the network said in a statement. “Now is the time for him to to honestly address the women who have come forward to speak about their painful experiences.”

The five actresses and comedians shared their stories of C.K.’s crude behavior between the early 1990s and 2005. In three cases, he asked the women to watch as he masturbated; in a fourth, he touched himself during a phone call with comedian Abby Schachner.

The stand-up superstar, who sold out four Madison Square Garden shows in 2015, admitted that he used the women’s admiration of his work to lure them and then keep them silent about his bizarre sexual behavior.

“There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for,” the mea culpa continued. “And I had to reconcile it with who I am. Which is nothing compared to the task I left them with.”

The all-encompassing apology came less than 24 hours after The Times’ story went online.

In addition to addressing the women, the statement had C.K. saying he was sorry to his family, his friends, his children, their mother and his manager, Dave Becky.

C.K., after issuing the statement, was left to survey the daunting career rubble caused by his self-gratification.

His new film “I Love You, Daddy” was squashed by indie distributor The Orchard, and Netflix pulled out of a deal for an upcoming standup special.

HBO scrubbed C.K. from its “Night of Too Many Stars,” and his previous work on the cable network was erased from its on-demand offerings — including several comedy specials.

He also got the boot from the Universal Pictures’ animated film “The Secret Life of Pets 2.”

The comedian closed his apology by indicating it might be the last time anyone hears from him for a while.

“I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want,” concluded C.K. “I will now step back and take a long time to listen.”