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Decades of breathtaking comedy have earned Bill Cosby envy the world over. However, the roller coaster seems to have halted with constant news about Cosby abuse allegations. The list of accusers keeps growing and including more cities. His father figure, especially based on his campaign to keep black American boys in school, has received thorough beating.
As early as 2005, Andrea Constand, who worked with Temple University as the Director of Operations for the ladies basketball team alleged that she was drugged and molested. The molesting is said to have taken place in Pennsylvania in 2004. The police declined to take the statement. It is after this case became public that others have emerged.
Tamara Green has accused the actor and comic of drugging her into unconsciousness and groping her. Court papers cite twelve other anonymous women who have come forward to complain. The accomplished comedian maintains that he has never molested any woman.
According to Philadelphia Daily News, one of the anonymous women in the papers filed by Andrea Constand is Beth Ferrier. In her words, the comic drugged and sexually assaulted her in the 1980s inside a car in Denver. The story is said to have surfaced in 2005 but was killed by the tabloid after lawyers pressured them. Andrea is said to have settled her lawsuit out of court in November 2006.
Barbara Bowman revealed that she was in the anonymous list filed by Andrea. She met the accomplished actor and comedian in 1980, who was by then her mentor. He is said to have assaulted her a number of times in New York and Reno.
The story hit headlines again in 2014 after Barbara and Tamara had their claims reprinted in Newsweek and Gawker. The media was warming up to Cosby with reruns of his shows, appearance in stand-up comedies and new shows. Netflix was planning a standup appearance on November 28th while NBC was to feature him as a patriarch in an extended family for their new show.
Mark Whitaker wrote a biography entitled Cosby, Life and Times. As a renowned journalist with CNN and Newsweek, it was expected that he would include the allegations, but he did not. He claimed that none of them had been verified in court or by an independent witness. This meant that they did not meet the required threshold.
In a show in Philadelphia, Hannibal Buress repeated the rapist tag which made the clip to go viral on the internet. This reignited the debate which saw Daily Mail publish more details about the accusations made by Bowman. In the article Bowman refers to the old comic as a monster. Buress says that he has been on the case for a while without attracting attention.
The accusations have seen cancellation of events and shows featuring Cosby. They include appearances at Queen Latifah Show, the Late Night Show with David Letterman and airing of shows at Netflix, TV Land and NBC. Those who have come to his defense include Whoopi Goldberg and Phylicia Rashad, who worked with him back in the years.
As early as 2005, Andrea Constand, who worked with Temple University as the Director of Operations for the ladies basketball team alleged that she was drugged and molested. The molesting is said to have taken place in Pennsylvania in 2004. The police declined to take the statement. It is after this case became public that others have emerged.
Tamara Green has accused the actor and comic of drugging her into unconsciousness and groping her. Court papers cite twelve other anonymous women who have come forward to complain. The accomplished comedian maintains that he has never molested any woman.
According to Philadelphia Daily News, one of the anonymous women in the papers filed by Andrea Constand is Beth Ferrier. In her words, the comic drugged and sexually assaulted her in the 1980s inside a car in Denver. The story is said to have surfaced in 2005 but was killed by the tabloid after lawyers pressured them. Andrea is said to have settled her lawsuit out of court in November 2006.
Barbara Bowman revealed that she was in the anonymous list filed by Andrea. She met the accomplished actor and comedian in 1980, who was by then her mentor. He is said to have assaulted her a number of times in New York and Reno.
The story hit headlines again in 2014 after Barbara and Tamara had their claims reprinted in Newsweek and Gawker. The media was warming up to Cosby with reruns of his shows, appearance in stand-up comedies and new shows. Netflix was planning a standup appearance on November 28th while NBC was to feature him as a patriarch in an extended family for their new show.
Mark Whitaker wrote a biography entitled Cosby, Life and Times. As a renowned journalist with CNN and Newsweek, it was expected that he would include the allegations, but he did not. He claimed that none of them had been verified in court or by an independent witness. This meant that they did not meet the required threshold.
In a show in Philadelphia, Hannibal Buress repeated the rapist tag which made the clip to go viral on the internet. This reignited the debate which saw Daily Mail publish more details about the accusations made by Bowman. In the article Bowman refers to the old comic as a monster. Buress says that he has been on the case for a while without attracting attention.
The accusations have seen cancellation of events and shows featuring Cosby. They include appearances at Queen Latifah Show, the Late Night Show with David Letterman and airing of shows at Netflix, TV Land and NBC. Those who have come to his defense include Whoopi Goldberg and Phylicia Rashad, who worked with him back in the years.
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