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Jan 9, 2015 7:32 AM CST

Cosby Jokes About Rape Allegations

Tells woman in audience to be careful about drinking around him

(Newser) - Not only is Bill Cosby performing comedy again despite the ever-growing rape allegations against him, he's cracking jokes about them. At a show last night in Ontario, Canada, Cosby got into an ad-libbed back-and-forth with a woman who stood up during the performance, reports the National Post . When he...

Phylicia Rashad on Bill Cosby: I Was Misquoted

Jan 8, 2015 6:44 AM CST

Phylicia Rashad on Bill Cosby: I Was Misquoted

But she continues to defend her former TV husband

(Newser) - Phylicia Rashad was quoted as saying "forget these women" accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault yesterday as she defended her former TV husband, but last night she told ABC's Nightline those controversial words never came out of her mouth. "That was a misquote. That is not what...

Cosby's TV Wife:
'Forget These Women'

Jan 7, 2015 10:51 AM CST

Cosby's TV Wife: 'Forget These Women'

Phylicia Rashad defends Bill Cosby

(Newser) - Showbiz 411 writer Roger Friedman happened to run into Phylicia Rashad, who played Bill Cosby's wife on The Cosby Show, recently, and he ended up with a doozy of a quote. Rashad had not previously said anything publicly about the sexual assault scandal in which Cosby is currently...

2 More Women
Join Defamation
Suit Vs. Cosby

Jan 6, 2015 10:37 AM CST

2 More Women Join Defamation Suit Vs. Cosby

As drama swirls around former 'Cosby Show' cast member

(Newser) - Two more women have accused Bill Cosby of defamation, joining the lawsuit filed by Tamara Green . All three women have accused Cosby of sexual assault and are now saying he's lied, thus hurting their reputations by denying those allegations. Linda Traitz and Therese Serignese are the women joining the...

Cosby Hires Investigators to Find 'Dirt' on Rape Accusers

Report: Cosby
Pays for 'Dirt'
on Rape
Accusers

Dec 28, 2014 3:12 PM CST

Report: Cosby Pays for 'Dirt' on Rape Accusers

Comedian specifically targets Beverly Johnson, source says

(Newser) - Bill Cosby plans to fire back at his rape accusers by digging up tidbits about their past—or, rather, paying private investigators six-figure sums to do so for him, according to unnamed sources in the New York Post . A firm in Glendale, Calif., and about six former LAPD detectives are...

Cosby Won't
Face Charges
in 1974 Case

Dec 16, 2014 7:15 PM CST

Cosby Won't Face Charges in 1974 Case

Prosecutors in LA decline to move ahead with allegations

(Newser) - Los Angeles prosecutors today declined to file any charges against Bill Cosby after a woman recently claimed the comedian molested her around 1974. The rejection of a child sexual abuse charge by prosecutors came roughly 10 days after the woman, Judy Huth, met with Los Angeles police detectives for 90...

Witnesses Confirm Cosby Sex Abuse: Lawyer

Lawyer:
Witnesses
Confirm Cosby
Sex Abuse

Dec 16, 2014 8:19 AM CST

Lawyer: Witnesses Confirm Cosby Sex Abuse

Plus: latest accusation puts assault's timing within statute of limitations

(Newser) - A pair of witnesses support a woman's claim that Bill Cosby sexually abused her when she was 15, her lawyer says in a court filing. Lawyer Marc Strecker says he's seen pictures of his client, Judy Huth, at the Playboy Mansion with Bill Cosby in the 1970s, reports...

Bill Cosby's Wife Reacts
to Rape Allegations

Dec 15, 2014 6:40 PM CST

Bill Cosby's Wife Reacts to Rape Allegations

Camille Cosby says her husband is 'kind' and 'generous'

(Newser) - Bill Cosby's wife emerged from the shadows today to defend her husband against rape accusations, but doesn't deny them exactly—she just says the allegations by more than 15 women don't jibe with the man she knows, CBS News reports. "He is a kind man, a...

Bill Cosby:
'Black Media'
Should Be Neutral

Dec 14, 2014 11:27 AM CST

Bill Cosby: 'Black Media' Should Be Neutral

Entertainer talks briefly to Page Six

(Newser) - Bill Cosby broke his silence via Twitter earlier this month, and the embattled entertainer has apparently now spoken briefly with Page Six , albeit for a sort of strange primer on journalism. "Let me say this. I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism...

Another Model
Says Cosby
Drugged Her

Dec 12, 2014 12:01 AM CST

Another Model Says Cosby Drugged Her

Supermodel Beverly Johnson recounts her experience

(Newser) - Supermodel Beverly Johnson—the first black woman to appear on the cover of Vogue, back in 1974—has stepped forward as the latest woman to accuse Bill Cosby of drugging her. It was the mid-1980s, she writes in Vanity Fair , and Cosby wanted her to audition for a small role...

Cosby Accuser
May Have Way
Around Statute
of Limitations

Dec 10, 2014 1:53 PM CST

Cosby Accuser May Have Way Around Statute of Limitations

Woman sues him for defamation, not assault

(Newser) - Tamara Green is one of the women who say Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her decades ago, and she has just filed suit against him in Massachusetts. But instead of assault, the lawsuit is going after Cosby for defamation. Green says that Cosby's denials of the alleged assault have hurt...

Vandal Defaces
Cosby's Star
in Hollywood

Dec 5, 2014 5:25 PM CST

Vandal Defaces Cosby's Star in Hollywood

Crew removes word 'rapist' from Walk of Fame

(Newser) - Yesterday, Bill Cosby lost his honorary title from the Navy. Today, somebody scrawled the word "rapist" over his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports MyFox Houston . The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce dispatched a crew and cleaned it up, adding a plea that people "project their anger...

Cosby Accuses
Alleged Teen
Victim of
Extortion

Dec 4, 2014 7:01 PM CST

Cosby Accuses Alleged Teen Victim of Extortion

Seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Judy Huth

(Newser) - A woman suing Bill Cosby for sexual battery attempted to sell a story about the comedian to a tabloid a decade ago and tried to extort money in exchange for her silence, Cosby's attorney said in a court filing today. Attorney Martin Singer wrote in the filing that the...

Navy Yanks
Honorary Title
From Cosby

Dec 4, 2014 2:43 PM CST

Navy Yanks Honorary Title From Cosby

Former sailor is an 'honorary chief petty officer' no more

(Newser) - A young Bill Cosby joined the Navy in 1956 and served four years. Long after he became famous, the Navy bestowed on him the title of honorary chief petty officer—and today, it yanked that title away. The sexual allegations against Cosby "are in conflict with the Navy's...

Bill Cosby Tweets
for First Time
in Weeks

Dec 4, 2014 9:48 AM CST

Bill Cosby Tweets for First Time in Weeks

Thanks supporters as new accusers emerge

(Newser) - Bill Cosby has been pretty quiet since rape accusations against him started becoming big news, but this week tweets appeared on his Twitter feed for the first time since Nov. 17. "Thank you @WhoopiGoldberg," he tweeted Tuesday, following that up yesterday with "Thank you @MissJillScott, from the...

Woman's Lawsuit:
Cosby Molested
Me When I
Was 15

Dec 2, 2014 7:00 PM CST

Woman's Lawsuit: Cosby Molested Me When I Was 15

Judy Huth claims actor-comedian assaulted her at Playboy Mansion

(Newser) - More bad news for Bill Cosby: A 55-year-old woman is suing him for allegedly molesting her in a bedroom at the Playboy Mansion when she was just 15 years old, TMZ reports. The lawsuit, filed in LA County Superior Court, says Judy Huth and a friend met Cosby at an...

Janice Dickinson:
Cosby a 'Monster'
Who Raped Me

Dec 2, 2014 10:29 AM CST

Janice Dickinson: Cosby a 'Monster' Who Raped Me

Model says she was 'humiliated,' demands comedian acknowledge alleged attack

(Newser) - "I remember being humiliated, disgusted," Janice Dickinson tells Fredricka Whitfield in a CNN interview last night, describing how Bill Cosby allegedly raped her. The model, who claims the sexual assault took place after a 1982 dinner in Lake Tahoe, went into graphic detail during the interview, saying that...

Bill Cosby
Quits Board
of Alma Mater
Temple

Dec 1, 2014 3:59 PM CST

Bill Cosby Quits Board of Alma Mater Temple

Says he's acting in 'best interests' of university

(Newser) - Several colleges had severed ties with Bill Cosby in recent weeks as the number of women accusing him of sexual assault approached 20, but his beloved Temple wasn't one of them. Today, the 77-year-old resigned from the school's board of trustees, saying, "I have always wanted to...

Chris Rock:
Racial Progress
Is Really 'Nicer
White People'

Dec 1, 2014 12:51 PM CST

Chris Rock: Racial Progress Is Really 'Nicer White People'

Comedian talks Ferguson, Cosby, Obama

(Newser) - Chris Rock , whose new comedy Top Five comes out on Friday, spoke recently with Frank Rich for New York magazine, offering his blunt take on a range of topics. Highlights:

On Ferguson: If he were a journalist in Ferguson, Rock says that he'd only interview white people through

...

Once No. 3, Cosby Now 2,615th Most-Trusted Celeb

Nov 29, 2014 3:29 PM CST

Once No. 3, Cosby Now 2,615th Most-Trusted Celeb

Drop comes amid sexual assault allegations

(Newser) - If you'd checked on Bill Cosby's celebrity-trustworthiness ranking a year ago, you would have found him ranked among Betty White, Brian Williams, and Tom Hanks. Now, amid continuing sexual assault allegations , he's dropped from 3rd to 2,615th on a scoring firm's list of about 3,...