“I drunk drove all the time. In the morning, I’d crash my Porsche, then in the evening, I’d total a Mercedes-Benz.”

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In the NPR interview, he stated, "I am at peace with everything I've done. I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of but I'm at peace with it, because at this point in my life I'm trying to do the right thing. You know, a lot of us don't have a choice where we come from but we can aim in a positive direction and end up someplace else."

Here is his statement: "Over the last several weeks, I have reflected on and spoken to a variety of people who were hurt by my impulsive recounting of a brutal rape of a dear female friend nearly 40 years ago and my unacceptable thoughts and actions at that time in response to this crime. The horror of what happened to my friend ignited irrational thoughts that do not represent the person I am. In trying to explain those feelings today, I missed the point and hurt many people at a time when language is so often weaponized and an entire community of innocent people are targeted in acts of rage. What I failed to realize is that this is not about justifying my anger all those years ago, it is also about the impact my words have today. I was wrong to do what I did. I recognize that, although the comments I made do not reflect, in any way, my true feelings nor me, they were hurtful and divisive. I profoundly apologize."

"I am not violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence. I will have to be a lot older before I can face in public how I treated women as a youngster," he continued. 

Earlier this year, the claims were dismissed in Oregon, Washington, and Massachusetts, but not California, where it looks like a trial began just weeks ago. However, just before it began, a judge dismissed a few of Holcomb's claims, including her attempt to dismiss evidence that the relationship was consensual, anything regarding the abortion, and any claims relating to sexual experiences after Holcomb was 18.

This is apparently the full text, though the excerpt is no longer on Nerve, where it was once housed.

Brie later spoke to Vulture about the piece, saying that parts were tweaked, saying, "It’s definitely a true story but it's embellished for comedy" and that the intro was particularly embellished, but "the body of the story is true, and those are the events as I remember them in terms of that escapade."

Experts agreed that Dunham's behavior as a child was not abuse, but some people online still expressed concern that Dunham thought these stories were appropriate for her book, saying her judgment in including the stories was further evidence of her white privilege. Other people felt the behaviors were clearly not abuse but should not be normalized (in particular, the masturbation that occurred when they were both a bit older) or took issue with the way the incidents were discussed.

Lena's sibling Cyrus tweeted (seemingly in response to the news stories) that "heteronormativity deems certain behaviors harmful, and others 'normal'; the state and media are always invested in maintaining that" and that "as a queer person: i'm committed to people narrating their own experiences, determining for themselves what has and has not been harmful."

On other occasions, Jackson denied sharing his bed with children, saying he'd slept on the floor: "I didn't sleep in the bed with the child. Even if I did, it's OK. I slept on the floor. I gave the bed to the child," he told 60 Minutes in 2003, the same year as the documentary referenced above.

Macaulay Culkin has always denied that anything sexual occurred to him at the ranch, while Kieran does not answer questions about Jackson.

Gilbert said she wasn't sure how to tell this part of their story, but decided to "just say what happened" as that's what Elias advocated in life. "I never met anybody who was less afraid of saying what happened and naming a truth than Rayya was," she told Elle.