Comedian Beth Stelling Reveals on Instagram, she had been raped by her now ex-boyfriend.

The American Comedian Beth Stelling, from Los Angeles, has recently posted haunting photos and a startling note along with it on Instagram. This lengthy post was released in an attempt to showcase that she had been raped and verbally as well as physically abused by her ex-boyfriend.

The American Comedian Beth Stelling, from Los Angeles, has recently posted haunting photos and a startling note along with it on Instagram. This lengthy post was released in an attempt to showcase that she had been raped and verbally as well as physically abused by her ex-boyfriend.

Her ex-boyfriend supposedly belongs to the same line of comedy fraternity and has chosen not to disclose further facts about the guy. But, the case of sexual and emotional harassment developed into a new scene later as another woman also came forward with the same allegation. Scroll down to read the full scoop here and get to know about her abuser's name. 

Beth Stelling's Rape Allegations

The brave woman, Beth Stelling, has posted photos that show her arm and legs covered fully in bruises. She revealed also the fact that she chose to stay with the guy, two more months after being abused by him.

To the shock of all her fans, she accepted that the fear about what people might think and how weak that fact would make her feel as the major reason she did not disclose about this abusive relationship earlier.

Same girl in all of these photos (me). I've had an amazing year and you've seen the highlights here, so these photos are an uncommon thing to share but not an uncommon issue. You may be weirded out but do read on. I have a point. There are many reasons not to make an abusive relationship public, mostly fear. Scared of what people will think, scared it makes me look weak or unprofessional. When I broke up with my ex this summer, it wasn't because I didn't love him, it was because of this. And I absolutely relapsed and contacted him with things I shouldn’t have, but there are no “best practices” with this. When friends or comics ask why we broke up it's not easy or comfortable to reply; it doesn't seem like the appropriate thing to say at a stand-up show, a party or a wedding. It's embarrassing. I feel stupid. After being verbally, physically abused and raped, I dated him for two more months. It's not simple. After I broke up with him he said, "You're very open and honest in your stand-up, and I just ask that you consider me when you talk about your ex because everyone knows who you're talking about." And I abided. I wrote vague jokes because we both live in L.A. and I didn't want to hurt him, start a war, press charges, be interrogated or harassed by him or his friends and family. I wanted to move on and forget because I didn’t understand. I don't want revenge or to hurt him now, but it's unhealthy to keep this inside because my stand-up is pulled directly from my life. It's how I make my living. My personal is my professional. That is how I've always been; I make dark, funny. So now I'm allowing this to be part of my story. It's not my only story, so please don't let it be. If you live in L.A., you've already started to hear my jokes about this and I ask you to have the courage to listen and accept it because I’m trying. Already since talking about this onstage, many women have come to me after shows asking me to keep doing it. Men have shown their solidarity. An ex-girlfriend of this ex-boyfriend came to me and shared that she experienced the same fate. Then there was another and another (men and women) who shared other injustices at his hand that..

A post shared by Beth Stelling (@bethstelling) on Dec 28, 2015 at 9:30am PST

The abusive relationship that ended the last summer of , made her feel embarrassed and stupid according to her. She also stated that it’s not simple to leave such a relation. Her un-named ex-boyfriend has specifically asked her to keep this thing a secret after they broke up. She, however, stated that she does not want to revenge or hurt the guy, but could not keep the nature of the relationship she endured, a secret.

Beth, who released her stand-up album recently, has received an outpour of support and inspiration from people all over the world, including that from Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, The Roots Questlove, and Lauren Lapkus.

The Abuser?

If you are wondering who the guy really is, then he is none other than the comedian, Cale Hartman. Let's see what he had to say for his deeds. 

Following his disappearance from social media, everybody started calling him guilty, but, later, on , Hartmann came out to the world and stated that he was extremely hurt for such public accusations. According to him, he has never done such things to Beth. 

He also went on to emphasize on not being guilty stating that with no proof, they were using his name and with that, he also said that his career and life didn't deserve to be taken away without any proof. His long statement has been shown above as he has pleaded not guilty of doing such outrageous behavior on Beth. 

Another Allegation against the Same Man

After Beth came out with her horrifying experience, another woman also came forward with the same kind of harassment case against the same person. Courtney Pauroso, another comedian also came forward to tell the world that she was also abused and raped by the same guy. 

This one might be hard to listen to, but you should try, because it's the truth. I've got your back @BethStelling https://t.co/2t61J2Iri6

— Courtney Pauroso (@courtneypauroso) January 3, 2016

According to her podcast, Pauroso said that she was in three years' long relationship with Hartmann but all of those years were problematic as he was verbally and physically abusive towards her. She even tried to break up with him but, he didn't let her do that. If ever she talked about breaking up, he would rape her. 

She remembers the date clearly, Hartmann raped her on , after she tried to break up with him. The next morning, she ran away from him and had been trying to deal with her life since then. 

Following this, Beth also showed her support for Pauroso posting a picture of her podcast on her Instagram profile. 

Stelling has proven to be an inspiration from people suffering from a similar ordeal and has made a mark on the society, which will surely help other victims of abuse come out in the open without fear. All we can do is hope that this brave beauty stays happy and be as successful in every step of her life. 

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