“Accusations recast an American icon”
That was the top-of-Page-1 headline of the Nov. 23 edition of the Washington Post.
The sub-headline: “In new interviews, women detail their sexual-assault allegations against Bill Cosby.”
This is followed by four full Post pages detailing the following:
“Sixteen women have publicly stated that Cosby, now 77, sexually assaulted them, with 12 saying he drugged them first and another (woman) saying he tried to drug her.”
The Post also published four paragraphs of Cosby defense by his attorney, Martin Singer, along with more Cosby defense by Washington attorney Weldon Latham.
The Post also noted:
“Cosby was on the verge of what appeared to be a comeback this year, but (Cosby) projects scheduled for NBC and Netflix have been postponed or canceled in the fallout.”
Since the statute of limitations will probably protect Cosby from any financial damages from this mountainous list of charged adulteries, it may be hoped that all other Cosby engagements will eventually be canceled and that both his advanced age and that age’s typical diminution of sexual ability may bring some peace to Mrs. Cosby, the former Camille Olivia Hanks, and their five children.
Cosby’s lawyer posted the following statement on the comedian’s webpage:
“Over the last several weeks, decade-old discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced. The fact that they have been repeated does not make them true.”
That was “the first response from the Cosby camp since the recent frenzy began over allegations that the entertainer had become a serial rapist,” reports Sarah Kaplan and Jessica Contrera of the Washington Post, who went on to note:
“Those accusations date to 2006, when Cosby made public denials, settled a civil lawsuit out of court and maintained his stature as a dad-sweatered pop-culture icon.”
This news cycle started with a stand-up routine in which the allegations were reintroduced by comedian Hannibal Burgess, who was performing in Cosby’s hometown of Philadelphia.
The Post also reported:
“Cosby’s team tried a PR stunt on Twitter by asking users to ‘meme’ the comedian. It backfired. The responses resulted in images of a grinning Cosby captioned with such phrases as: ‘That feeling you get from being America’s most beloved serial rapist’ and ‘When you realize you’ve got enough cash to pay off the victim.’
“During an interview about the entertainer’s art collection that aired Saturday night, National Public Radio host Scott Simon asked for a response to the allegations against him. Cosby only shook his head. Radio silence.
“On Sunday, he changed course with the 77-word statement from his lawyer, John P. Schmitt, that said the resurfacing of these stories does not make them true and noted that Cosby will have no further comment on the matter.”
Think about that, ladies and gentlemen. As “allegations go viral” – “we will have no further comment.”
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