Bill Cosby‘s lawyers on Tuesday filed court papers claiming that the actor-comedian’s reputation has been damaged by news media accounts that inaccurately portray him as having used sedatives to drug women so that he could engage in nonconsensual sex, according to The New York Times. In what appears to be Cosby’s first public defense after parts […]
Bill Cosby’s rape scandal has resulted in the loss of accolades and opportunities for the 78-year-old comedian. According to reports, Cosby has been dropped from one of his latest film roles in an upcoming documentary that highlights Black stuntmen. The film, called Painted Down, explores how White stunt performers were painted to look like Black actors. […]
USA Today has reported that at least 70,000 rape kits have gone untested across the country from over 1,000 various testing agencies. Taking into account that the documented agencies only take up a portion of the 18,000 police departments in the country, the amount of the unaccounted for rape kits rose to over 100,000. The kits […]
Bill Cosby’s exhibit at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will continue to be displayed with a small disclaimer, the Huffington Post reports. The showcase features works of art by the comedian’s children and video commentary from friends, but doesn’t display any work from the comedian himself. Since the unsealing of a 2005 deposition revealed Cosby confessed […]
“Any civilized country should have no tolerance for rape.” —@POTUShttp://t.co/RvsEIxDDoY — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 15, 2015 In a Wednesday White House press conference to discuss the recent Iranian nuclear deal, President Obama addressed the sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby, saying the accusations constitute rape. When asked about a petition to revoke Cosby’s […]
Over the past year, ABC’s daytime talk show The View has been like a game of musical chairs, with people leaving and joining the show ad infinitum. After it was announced that Rosie Perez would be making an exit to pursue her acting career, there are rumors circulating that Sherri Shepherd might return to the […]
Bill Cosby has another ally from the music world in his corner. Legendary rapper and one half of Public Enemy, Chuck D, shared his thoughts on the comedian and the endless accusations of sexual assault against him, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chuck D took to Twitter on Sunday after more news regarding the allegations was revealed. Employees […]
An unsealed 2005 deposition detailing how comedian Bill Cosby used drugs on women he intended to have sex with is the latest controversy in the 77-year-old’s life, but that’s not what made his talent agency drop him, Deadline reports. Cosby, who admitted to obtaining Quaaludes to give to women in a decade-old testimony, was “quietly” […]
A U.S. district judge used Bill Cosby’s 2004 “Pound Cake” speech, which took Black parents to task for failing to properly raise their kids, as grounds for unsealing a damaging deposition, reports The Washington Post. Judge Eduardo C. Robreno said the speech, and Cosby’s general posture as a “public moralist,” made the deposition a legitimate […]
Jill Scott caught a wave of criticism when she defended Bill Cosby at the height of his sexual assault accusations late last year, but the R&B singer has now pulled her support from the embattled comedian after a 2005 deposition revealed that he did, indeed, drug women with whom he wanted to have sex. The civil […]
Court documents obtained by the Associated Press reveal that Bill Cosby purchased Quaaludes in the 1970s to give to women he intended to have sex with. Cosby made the admission while testifying under oath after former Temple University employee Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit against the famous comedian accusing him of sexual assault in 2005. […]
George Gowen, attorney for Bill Cosby, is fighting against a request to unseal documents relating to a 2005 sexual abuse case brought against the embattled comedian by Andrea Constand, arguing that it would be “terribly embarrassing” for Cosby, Reuters reports. SEE ALSO: “I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This:” Bill Cosby Addresses Sexual Assault Allegations Street Artist FLOOD Slams […]
