Comebacks have also already been touted by disgraced news anchor Matt Lauer ("Don't worry,I'll be back on TV,"he reportedly told a group of"elder ladies"at a New York steakhouse this week,after they questioned his on-air absence),and actor Casey Affleck,who last month inched back into the limelight to offer an"I'm sorry,I've changed"narrative while promoting his new caperThe Old Man&The Gun.

What's the arbitrary time period an accused should slink away in shame to ponder their actions or ways to make amends? It's an impossible question,the kind that drives goofy answers likethat Charles Wooley segment on Sunday's60 Minutes where he played a solemn violin for Barry Hall's limited job prospects.

But eight to 10 months out of the limelight,working on material that glosses over your creepy misconduct,only to return to ovations over jokes about"waitresses'tips",shouldn't really cut it.

That's the feeling online,where the #MeToo movement has become the #MeTooSoon movement,with activists demanding perpetrators be held accountable – or,at the very least,not rewarded – for their gross actions.

Just today,Page Six revealed cinemagoers are likely to face a year without a Woody Allen film for the first time since 1974,as the director struggles to attract financial backers amid renewed focus on his abuse allegations.

Public pressure also sawMatthew Newton forced to back out of a Hollywood project with Oscar-nominee Jessica Chastain,after online users put the focus back on his history of partner abuse and"blackballed"status in Australia. A recent discussion with a source close to the situation highlighted the trauma enacted on victims when their abusers are afforded such high-profile opportunities.

In his public apology last November,C.K. promised he'd"step back and take a long time to listen". Ten months on,the line deserves a rimshot.

As US comedian Sarah Lazarus put it in a prescient hot-take that's gone viral:"I'm still on the same shampoo bottle as when Louis CK's time out started."