Say it ain’t so, Joe.
I’ve been a big fan of Impractical Jokers for a long time. The hidden camera prank show features high school friends James Murray, Sal Vulcano and Brian Quinn embarrassing themselves in front of complete strangers, usually with some form of “do whatever the others tell you” bit that puts them in hilarious situations.
There was originally a fourth Joker, but Joe Gatto shocked fans when he announced back in 2021 that he was leaving the show after splitting from his wife, with whom he has now reconciled.
At the time, fans were wondering if something else was going on and there was another reason for Joe’s abrupt exit, but nothing else ever really came out and the four Jokers have remained friends outside of the show.
But now, a woman on TikTok is coming forward with disturbing allegations against the former Joker.
@joozyb Idk what my goal is, I just want people to be aware that not everyone is who you think. #awareness #trustyourgut
The woman claims that she met Gatto while he was performing in Milwaukee back in 2023, shortly after he had gotten back together with his wife. She says that she saw Gatto at a restaurant before the show and asked to take a picture, and messaged him afterwards in hopes of getting tickets to the show.
She shared the messages she exchanged with Gatto, including the start of their conversation which included him offering her meet and greet passes and then some small talk about the photos they took together.
@joozyb This is only the first part – seemed so innocent lmao #storytime #notwhatitseems
The woman claims that after the show, she was drinking with her roommate, who encouraged her to continue messaging Gatto. And she says that Gatto then turns their messages, which are taking place through Instagram, on vanish mode, which means they disappear when someone exits out of the chat.
She says Gatto then sent her instructions to get to his hotel, so she decided to go meet him.
When she got to the hotel, she says somebody led her to the elevator (she admits she was drunk and isn’t sure exactly what happened), and that somebody was on the elevator with her to press the button to get to Gatto’s floor.
She shares photos that she says show her in the elevator on her way to Gatto’s room, as well as a video leaving the hotel at 2:26 AM, which she says is when she left and is timestamped from the morning after his show in Milwaukee.
Without going into much detail, the woman says that “some stuff happened,” and she says that she doesn’t “want any girl to feel like that.”
In a separate video, the woman shares a photo that she says shows a bruise Gatto left on her butt, which she claims he did with his teeth. In the caption, she addresses those who are questioning her story, saying that “yes he did [sexually assault] me.”
Now of course this is only one person’s side of the story. Gatto has yet to respond to the allegations, though many in the comments are accusing the woman of having a drunken hookup with a celebrity that she now regrets.
If you want to hear her entire 10-minute long telling of the story, you can check it out here:
@joozyb I just want people to listen- play in x2 or skip to half way #awareness #sa #celebrity #impracticaljokers #joegatto
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