The Bill Cosby Thread

[andrew8798]

Hard to believe this but seems to be true. so far we had at least 12 women say they was raped by him. NBC and TV Land have took him off the air.

So far, 12 women have publicly accused Cosby of assaulting them. Nine additional women have done so anonymously.

This goes back a long way if u believe the reports

Also

Apparently Cosby's lawyers are trying to bully at least some journalists into silence using legally bogus threats

In 2004, when Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby for sexual assault, her lawyers asked me to testify. Cosby had drugged and raped me, too, I told them. The lawyers said I could testify anonymously as a Jane Doe, but I ardently rejected that idea. My name is not Jane Doe. My name is Barbara Bowman, and I wanted to tell my story in court. In the end, I didn’t have the opportunity to do that, because Cosby settled the suit for an undisclosed amount of money.

Over the years, I’ve struggled to get people to take my story seriously. So last month, when reporter Lycia Naff contacted me for an interview for the Daily Mail, I gave her a detailed account.

Back then, the incident was so horrifying that I had trouble admitting it to myself, let alone to others. But I first told my agent, who did nothing. (Cosby sometimes came to her office to interview people for “The Cosby Show” and other acting jobs.) A girlfriend took me to a lawyer, but he accused me of making the story up. Their dismissive responses crushed any hope I had of getting help; I was convinced no one would listen to me. That feeling of futility is what ultimately kept me from going to the police. I told friends what had happened, and although they sympathized with me, they were just as helpless to do anything about it. I was a teenager from Denver acting in McDonald’s commercials. He was Bill Cosby: consummate American dad Cliff Huxtable and the Jell-O spokesman. Eventually, I had to move on with my life and my career.

I didn’t stay entirely quiet, though: I’ve been telling my story publicly for nearly 10 years. When Constand brought her lawsuit, I found renewed confidence. I was determined to not be silent any more. In 2006, I was interviewed by Robert Huber for Philadelphia Magazine, and Alycia Lane for KYW-TV news in Philadelphia. A reporter wrote about my experience in the December 2006 issue of People Magazine. And last February, Katie Baker interviewed me for Newsweek. Bloggers and columnists wrote about that story for several months after it was published. Still, my complaint didn’t seem to take hold.

What do u think of the story so far?

[lionheart21]

I just can't believe that this whole thing has been brought back to light because of a meme generator.

If this is true, if he raped anyone, let alone 21 women, then he deserves to lose everything and to be locked in prison for the rest of his life.

[Jeff Mangum PI]

Never did like the uppity prick. After all the harassing he did to other comics and the finger-pointing he'd do to people who couldn't get out of poor soci-economic conditions, it turns out he was a monster this whole time.

My heart and prayers go out to the women who had to deal with the grief of this for almost 30 years.

[Kevin Hamilton]

Every new allegation, true or not, is just more disheartening. I hope it's not true; and of course numbers don't equal proof necessarily, but it's just.. each new story makes you sigh a little more and wonder.

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Bonet's account has since been deleted

[jagilki]

Where there's smoke, there's most likely fire, but that doesn't equal a conviction under the law.

I'm feeling more and more that there is something here, and it's sad that nothing was done sooner.

[andrew8798]

Nov 23, 2014 0:00:25 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Every new allegation, true or not, is just more disheartening. I hope it's not true; and of course numbers don't equal proof necessarily, but it's just.. each new story makes you sigh a little more and wonder.

When u got 12 women at it. It's hard not to say it true

[andrew8798]

Friend had a good thing to say if u Famous why do u have to rape

[Jeff Mangum PI]

Nov 23, 2014 0:06:07 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Friend had a good thing to say if u Famous why do u have to rape

If anything that makes them more likely to do something like this. Celeb status convinces people they can get away with anything.

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Nov 23, 2014 0:06:07 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Friend had a good thing to say if u Famous why do u have to rape

Because your celebrity status can help you get away with it? Hell, Woody Allen has been an alleged molester for decades, and still has had a storied and beloved career.

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

I really question the validity of all the rapes occurring more than 20 years ago. Sorry, first person came out to write her memoirs, and several of these other allegations are from people who would like to be part of the pile (see Janice Dickinson).

If they are true, then something should be done. But I find it very suspicious that these allegations are being done with cases where nothing can really be done other than who you believe and when money is involved, you always sadly have to be suspicious.

[Amazing Kitsune]

I'm torn between two thoughts:

1) Where there's smoke, there's fire.

2) Where there's blood, there's sharks.

I really can't make a personal judgment beyond the fact that it sounds pretty bad. Just because tons of people say something doesn't make it true--but at the same time it lends a lot of credence to the accusations. Somebody should take him to court over it and let a jury decide. Though the court of public opinion is already doing a number on him.

[AFN: Judge Shred]

Nov 23, 2014 0:06:07 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Friend had a good thing to say if u Famous why do u have to rape

Only a good point if you think rape is about sex, and it usually isn't. It is about power and demonstrating it.

[Mayonnaise]

Note to self: Do not f*** with Hannibal Buress.

As for Cosby, even without the rape allegations, he is a piece of shit. The rape allegations themselves, I don't doubt the stories but without Cosby defending himself, I won't say he's guilty of rape. I do hope he faces a jury soon though.

[andrew8798]

Nov 23, 2014 0:16:43 GMT -5 Seth Drakin of Monster Crap said:

I really question the validity of all the rapes occurring more than 20 years ago. Sorry, first person came out to write her memoirs, and several of these other allegations are from people who would like to be part of the pile (see Janice Dickinson).

If they are true, then something should be done. But I find it very suspicious that these allegations are being done with cases where nothing can really be done other than who you believe and when money is involved, you always sadly have to be suspicious.

From what I heard Cosby was able to hide it

[andrew8798]

Nov 23, 2014 0:25:18 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Note to self: Do not f*** with Hannibal Buress.

As for Cosby, even without the rape allegations, he is a piece of shit. The rape allegations themselves, I don't doubt the stories but without Cosby defending himself, I won't say he's guilty of rape. I do hope he faces a jury soon though.

Heard because it be so long he won't get in trouble. thats wrong

[Kevin Hamilton]

Nov 23, 2014 0:05:07 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Nov 23, 2014 0:00:25 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Every new allegation, true or not, is just more disheartening. I hope it's not true; and of course numbers don't equal proof necessarily, but it's just.. each new story makes you sigh a little more and wonder.

When u got 12 women at it. It's hard not to say it true

Evidence doesn't really work like that though. That's the same sort of argument UFO enthusiasts use when they point to 'thousands of pieces of evidence', when they really don't have one piece of GOOD evidence.


That's all I'm saying; that just some number of people say something doesn't make it so necessarily. It looks BAD, and with every new person that comes forward it looks WORSE. I'm just not ready to convict the guy via the logical fallacy of 'if X number of people say something, it has to be true'.


Again, it looks horrible--the pay-off, the sheer number of women etc. I just hope the dude legitimately isn't a monster.

If he is, lock him up and toss the key.

[Kevin Hamilton]

Nov 23, 2014 0:09:55 GMT -5 @fsinfan said:

Nov 23, 2014 0:06:07 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Friend had a good thing to say if u Famous why do u have to rape

Because your celebrity status can help you get away with it? Hell, Woody Allen has been an alleged molester for decades, and still has had a storied and beloved career.

Plus, in general rape is way more a power/control thing than it is about sex in and of itself. It's not about a guy having access to sex easily or not.

[AFN: Judge Shred]

Nov 23, 2014 0:33:24 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Nov 23, 2014 0:09:55 GMT -5 @fsinfan said:

Because your celebrity status can help you get away with it? Hell, Woody Allen has been an alleged molester for decades, and still has had a storied and beloved career.

Plus, in general rape is way more a power/control thing than it is about sex in and of itself. It's not about a guy having access to sex easily or not.

Great minds think alike.

[andrew8798]

Nov 23, 2014 0:30:49 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Nov 23, 2014 0:05:07 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

When u got 12 women at it. It's hard not to say it true

Evidence doesn't really work like that though. That's the same sort of argument UFO enthusiasts use when they point to 'thousands of pieces of evidence', when they really don't have one piece of GOOD evidence.


That's all I'm saying; that just some number of people say something doesn't make it so necessarily. It looks BAD, and with every new person that comes forward it looks WORSE. I'm just not ready to convict the guy via the logical fallacy of 'if X number of people say something, it has to be true'.


Again, it looks horrible--the pay-off, the sheer number of women etc. I just hope the dude legitimately isn't a monster.

If he is, lock him up and toss the key.

Bad thing is that since it been so long it seems like the law can't do nothing to him