11-29-2014, 08:29 PM
The universities which received massive donations from Cosby have cut ties. Many of his concert dates have been cancelled. Old reruns of the Cosby show have been pulled from tv. New specials have been cancelled.
Yeah, there's no coming back from this for Bill Cosby, IMO. I'm more interested in the story than most here, I think. So, I haven't been posting all of the developments as they occur. Here's a recap of what's been in the news since last weekend for anyone who's interested.
-More women who've passed or offered to take polygraph tests have come forward -- some sent to audition for him by the same agent who had sent other alleged rape/molestation victims to him. Some are on record as having spoken to others, including psychiatrists, about what Cosby allegedly did to them and how they were advised that they wouldn't be believed.
-An NBC employee who worked for Cosby came forward and revealed that he would escort young actresses who were told that they would be auditioning to Cosby's dressing room or quarters and that he was ordered to stand guard at the door. He said Cosby sent him to deliver gift certificates to some of the women afterwards. He says he didn't know what was going on behind closed doors, but he eventually knew it was bad stuff and he quit.
-Members of reputable press organizations like the Associated Press, The Atlantic, The New York Times, New Yorker Magazine, and Cosby's biographer came together to offer a mea culpa for knowingly playing softball and/or looking the other way regarding allegations of rape and sexual misconduct that were reported to them in regards to Cosby. Essentially, they claim they were intimidated by Cosby's strong arm tactics and extreme power. He'd offered them other focus topics instead and they believe now that they were in the wrong for selling out as investigative reporters to avoid risking his wrath.
-Some testimony from the 2005 civil suit against Cosby was released. In it, he admits under oath, when confronted, that he offered the National Enquirer an exclusive interview in exchange for them killing a planned story about the drugging and rape of his second public accuser. She'd passed a lie detector test and he was afraid for her story to go public while he was being investigated in the Constand rape case.
-Prior to that, Cosby had made another deal with the National Enquirer. They were going to run a story with photos of him and Sammy Davis Jr. carousing in Las Vegas. Cosby didn't want that to surface, so he offered them an exclusive story about his teen daughter Erinn's alcohol and drug addictions and provided them with a quote. They agreed. His daughter Erinn was estranged from him for years afterwards, until her brother was murdered.
-Cosby and his attorney continue to refer to clear-as-day detailed accusations of rape and sexual molestation as "innuendo". They're both intelligent enough to have better vocabularies than that --they're clearly attempting to discredit and deflect while incurring the least risk of liability if he's proven to be lying, IMO.
-Cosby and his attorney calls some of the claims fantastical, but they won't address specific claims directly -- they're clearly attempting to discredit and deflect while incurring the least risk of liability if he's proven to be lying, IMO.
-No threats of defamation suits, which are standard procedure in cases of false claims against celebrities, are being levied at his accusers. He'd have to go to court, answer questions, and face his accusers. Guilty people don't wanna do that, IMO.
-Nobody close to Cosby (that I've seen) except for a nephew who works for him has come forward to vouch for him.
I'm convinced that Bill Cosby is someone who violated and conned a lot of people for decades while reaping massive financial rewards and accolades for it. He cultivated an image of trust and used it to hurt others. I, personally, feel his fall from grace is delayed justice of which he is more than deserving and hope other predators in high places are deterred by watching Bill Cosby pay some dues -- finally.
http://www.thewrap.com/bill-cosby-made-d...ds-reveal/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/busine....html?_r=0
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/bill-cos...201363090/
Yeah, there's no coming back from this for Bill Cosby, IMO. I'm more interested in the story than most here, I think. So, I haven't been posting all of the developments as they occur. Here's a recap of what's been in the news since last weekend for anyone who's interested.
-More women who've passed or offered to take polygraph tests have come forward -- some sent to audition for him by the same agent who had sent other alleged rape/molestation victims to him. Some are on record as having spoken to others, including psychiatrists, about what Cosby allegedly did to them and how they were advised that they wouldn't be believed.
-An NBC employee who worked for Cosby came forward and revealed that he would escort young actresses who were told that they would be auditioning to Cosby's dressing room or quarters and that he was ordered to stand guard at the door. He said Cosby sent him to deliver gift certificates to some of the women afterwards. He says he didn't know what was going on behind closed doors, but he eventually knew it was bad stuff and he quit.
-Members of reputable press organizations like the Associated Press, The Atlantic, The New York Times, New Yorker Magazine, and Cosby's biographer came together to offer a mea culpa for knowingly playing softball and/or looking the other way regarding allegations of rape and sexual misconduct that were reported to them in regards to Cosby. Essentially, they claim they were intimidated by Cosby's strong arm tactics and extreme power. He'd offered them other focus topics instead and they believe now that they were in the wrong for selling out as investigative reporters to avoid risking his wrath.
-Some testimony from the 2005 civil suit against Cosby was released. In it, he admits under oath, when confronted, that he offered the National Enquirer an exclusive interview in exchange for them killing a planned story about the drugging and rape of his second public accuser. She'd passed a lie detector test and he was afraid for her story to go public while he was being investigated in the Constand rape case.
-Prior to that, Cosby had made another deal with the National Enquirer. They were going to run a story with photos of him and Sammy Davis Jr. carousing in Las Vegas. Cosby didn't want that to surface, so he offered them an exclusive story about his teen daughter Erinn's alcohol and drug addictions and provided them with a quote. They agreed. His daughter Erinn was estranged from him for years afterwards, until her brother was murdered.
-Cosby and his attorney continue to refer to clear-as-day detailed accusations of rape and sexual molestation as "innuendo". They're both intelligent enough to have better vocabularies than that --they're clearly attempting to discredit and deflect while incurring the least risk of liability if he's proven to be lying, IMO.
-Cosby and his attorney calls some of the claims fantastical, but they won't address specific claims directly -- they're clearly attempting to discredit and deflect while incurring the least risk of liability if he's proven to be lying, IMO.
-No threats of defamation suits, which are standard procedure in cases of false claims against celebrities, are being levied at his accusers. He'd have to go to court, answer questions, and face his accusers. Guilty people don't wanna do that, IMO.
-Nobody close to Cosby (that I've seen) except for a nephew who works for him has come forward to vouch for him.
I'm convinced that Bill Cosby is someone who violated and conned a lot of people for decades while reaping massive financial rewards and accolades for it. He cultivated an image of trust and used it to hurt others. I, personally, feel his fall from grace is delayed justice of which he is more than deserving and hope other predators in high places are deterred by watching Bill Cosby pay some dues -- finally.
http://www.thewrap.com/bill-cosby-made-d...ds-reveal/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/busine....html?_r=0
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/bill-cos...201363090/