IN JANUARY OF this year, creator and star of Master of None, Aziz Ansari, found himself the subject of intense media scrutiny after a 23-year-old photographer accused him of sexual misconduct.

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The woman, who went by the name of Grace when speaking to Babe.net, disclosed details of a date she went on with the former Parks and Recreation star, before stating she felt violated by his sexual advances.

At a time when #MeToo campaigners were fighting to have their voices heard, ‘Grace’ was dismissed by many who felt she purposely misrepresented the situation, and ultimately trivialised the overarching aim of the #MeToo campaign.

Aziz has always maintained that the exchange was consensual, and this week, Vanity Fair spoke to his Master of None co-writer and co-star, Lena Waithe, about the matter.

Mere weeks on from the highly-publicised allegations, Lena, 33, offers her own insight into the matter, but refuses to focus specifically on her co-star’s experience at the beginning of the year.

At the end of the day, what I would hope comes out of this is that we as a society educate ourselves about what consent is– what it looks like, what it feels like, what it sounds like.

Stressing the importance of communication in this instance, Lena continues her train of thought.

I think there are both men and women who are still trying to figure it out. We need to be more attuned to each other, pay more attention to each other, in every scenario, and really make sure that, whatever it is we’re doing with someone else, they’re comfortable doing whatever that thing is, and that we’re doing it together. That’s just human kindness and decency.

Lena, who was the first black woman to receive an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series on Master of None, has intimated that a third season of the show is likely to go ahead.

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However, Aziz himself has stepped out of the spotlight in the aftermath of the allegations, leaving viewers wondering the fate of the Netflix show.

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