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Balancing Act: A year later, how does Aziz Ansari feel about being accused of sexual misconduct? He tells us in a new Netflix special

Ever wonder what Aziz Ansari thinks about last year's national (international?) debate over his supremely bad date, launched by a Babe.net article headlined, "I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life"?

He'll tell you. In the first five minutes of his new Netflix special, "Right Now."

It's an instructive, gracious response. And for those of us watching and discussing the #MeToo movement with knots in our stomach

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