A canine rescue shelter began by “Impractical Jokers” star Joe Gatto is rebranding shortly after a TikTok consumer accused the comic of sexually assaulting her when she was a young person.
Gatto, 48, allegedly sexually assaulted the then 19-year-old fan when he invited her again to his resort room a few hours after a meet-and-greet in 2023, the girl stated.
He denied all accusations and voluntarily entered an in-patient facility to “continue working on [himself],” Gatto introduced final Wednesday.
After the alleged sufferer got here ahead along with her story, one other lady who claimed to have labored with Gatto throughout his time on “Impractical Jokers” accused him of sexual harassment.
Now, his Lengthy Island-based rescue shelter, beforehand generally known as Gatto Pups and Associates, has modified its title to Cannoli’s Candy Life Senior Rescue, his spouse Bessy Gatto introduced on Instagram.
“Formerly known as Gatto Pups and Friends, Cannoli’s Sweet Life Senior Rescue is here to continue being what this rescue and page were only ever designed for—saving the lives of senior dogs in need, and finding their forever homes. Now, we are just focusing a bit more on the dogs that helped get us here,” Bessy Gatto wrote.
Bessy made no point out of her husband within the announcement and targeted on how the shelter’s model will transition to focus totally on senior canines.
Throughout his time on “Impractical Jokers,” Gatto regularly spoke about his canines, who had been all named after Italian desserts. They had been all rescue canines, which he usually talked about on the present to encourage audiences to undertake as an alternative of procuring at pet shops.
For the reason that rescue shelter was based in 2022, greater than 200 senior canines have been rescued and 135 have discovered loving properties, based on Bessy’s publish.
