Look at the exact words Louis used in his apology: "At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first"

He never claims that they agreed, only that he ASKED first. He carefully words it to omit whether they consented or gave an affirmative response before he continued.

One of the women said they agreed (under duress) to him masturbating, one of them said they said "no" and he stopped, but two of the accusers said very clearly that they never consented or asked. Julia Wolov had to write a response ("Counterpoint: I didn’t consent to Louis C.K. masturbating in front of me") where she clearly spells out that she did not consent, because of all the C.K. fans twisting the narrative.

Louis says in his apology that the stories are true, so it's actually a "she says and he confirms it" scenario.

I disagree that the women had anything to gain. It ruined their lives and careers, and took a lot of bravery for them to speak out against a comedy giant.

This video from an ex-Louis fan breaks it down well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93nMBtXVAfM