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His wife Lydia Hearst later wrote that shestood by her husband.

Everyone deserves to be heard.
A rush to judgement denies the right to due process; the Metoo movement deserves due process.
She added the hashtags #metoomovement, #dueprocess, and #chrishardwick, and tagged Hardwick himself.
Everyone deserves to be heard.
A rush to judgement denies the right to due process; the Metoo movement deserves due process.
As you may know, AMC host Chris Hardwick was recently accused of abuse by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra.
In response, Chris issued a statement denying those allegations.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have known Chris professionally and personally for many years.
I consider him a good friend.
We take our responsibility seriously, and we will continue to monitor this story.
Others close to Hardwick have been similarly resistant to speaking out about Dykstras accusations directly.