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How Cosby Silenced an Accuser's Story

A look at what went down with the 'National Enquirer'

(Newser) - More details about the National Enquirer story Bill Cosby managed to spike nearly a decade ago are emerging, via newly surfaced court records. The entertainer testified under oath in 2005 that he gave the tabloid an exclusive interview about looming sexual-assault accusations Andrea Constand was making against him, and in...

Source: Cosby Sold Out Daughter to Kill Story on Him

Allegedly was source for article on Erinn Cosby's drug, alcohol problems

(Newser) - The "creepy" Bill Cosby stories keep coming, and the latest, from Page Six 's Richard Johnson, is particularly harsh. Johnson's tale comes by way of a journalist he's known for some time. That journalist was employed by the National Enquirer in 1989 and recalls a story...

Bill Cosby's Biographer Admits Mistake

Mark Whitaker says stories are 'shocking,' 'horrible' if true

(Newser) - The most glaring omission in Cosby: His Life and Times, Mark Whitaker's biography of Bill Cosby released Sept. 16: the myriad sexual assault claims against the comedian dating back decades. Whitaker was yesterday called out by David Carr, who wrote in the New York Times that "those in...

Cosby Rape Accusers: Here's What Happened, in Detail

Five women tell the Post about alleged horrific encounters

(Newser) - Details of alleged sexual assaults by Bill Cosby just keep on coming. Today five women describe his purported attacks in blood-curdling detail to the Washington Post , with some saying they were drugged before the encounter and others claiming they screamed, tried fighting him off, or said they would fight him...

Cosby Gets Standing Ovation

Florida crowd gives comedian warm support

(Newser) - Before Bill Cosby's show last night in Melbourne, Fla., a local radio station offered $1,000 to anyone who heckled him and got it on video. Nobody collected, as Cosby was instead greeted with a standing ovation and "overwhelming support" from the sell-out crowd, reports NBC News . Cosby...

Cosby Lawyers Got National Enquirer to Drop 2005 Story

Instead, the tabloid ran a softer interview with him

(Newser) - The Bill Cosby mess might have gotten an airing nearly a decade ago had the National Enquirer not been swayed by the celeb's lawyers, reports the Guardian . The tabloid was all set to run an interview with accuser Beth Ferrier when Cosby's legal team got wind of it...

Casinos in Tucson, Vegas Dump Cosby

Comedian's performances canceled as sexual-assault accusations mount

(Newser) - Bill Cosby's appearances at casinos in Las Vegas and Tucson, Ariz., have been canceled amid widening allegations of sexual assault. Officials at the Treasure Island hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip say they've mutually agreed with the comedian to cancel his upcoming performance. "It wasn't a...

Latest Cosby Accuser: Lou Ferrigno's Wife

Another woman says Cosby drugged, raped her

(Newser) - Yet more women have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them—or in the case of Carla Ferrigno, wife of Incredible Hulk star Lou Ferrigno, attempting to sexually assault them. Ferrigno tells the Daily Mail that in 1967, when she was still a teenager, a date brought...

Cosby Again Asked About Claims, Responds Differently

He doesn't stay silent in AP interview, then asks that the exchange be 'scuttled'

(Newser) - The Hollywood Reporter calls it "uncomfortable footage." And how. The AP yesterday released video shot during a Nov. 6 interview with Bill Cosby and wife Camille about artwork they loaned to the Smithsonian . Historically, and in a recent NPR interview , Cosby has remained silent if the interviewer asks...

NBC Cancels Upcoming Bill Cosby Sitcom

Network acts in wake of rape allegations

(Newser) - The Bill Cosby train wreck continues: NBC has canceled plans for a new family comedy with its one-time star, reports AP . The move comes after yet another rape allegation , this one from actress Janice Dickinson . It wasn't clear how far along the NBC project was, with the Hollywood Reporter...

Janice Dickinson: Bill Cosby Raped Me

Netflix shelves Cosby comedy special

(Newser) - Former supermodel Janice Dickinson has a message for Bill Cosby: "Go f--k yourself. How dare you take advantage of me. And I hope you rot." The America's Next Top Model judge has become the third woman in the last month to accuse Cosby of sexually assaulting her....

Cosby Once Did a Bit About Drugging Women's Drinks

Behold 1969's 'Spanish Fly'

(Newser) - As the sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby continue to mount , Alan Scherstuhl at the Village Voice makes an interesting observation: Cosby's accusers all have a similar story, that of feeling drugged after having drinks with the comedian, then getting assaulted. "Curiously, Cosby himself once made such scenarios...

Another Cosby Rape Accuser Steps Forward

Joan Tarshis says comedian drugged and raped her twice when she was 19

(Newser) - The sex assault accusations against Bill Cosby keep snowballing. After a week in which one of his more vocal accusers, Barbara Bowman, hit the media circuit , a new accuser has come forward. Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere says "old friend [and] journalist" Joan Tarshis has now revealed her own...

Lawyer: Cosby Won't 'Dignify' Sex Allegations

Meanwhile, accuser thinks renewed attention is 'fabulous'

(Newser) - Bill Cosby notably clammed up when NPR asked about allegations of sex abuse that have recently reared their head, and he won't be talking about them anytime soon, his lawyer tells the AP . Calling the accusations a "decade-old" and "discredited," lawyer John Schmitt says Cosby won'...

Asked About Rape Allegations, Cosby Goes Silent

NPR interviewer offered chance to respond to accusations

(Newser) - When Bill Cosby spoke to NPR recently about his art collection, the interviewer raised the question of rape allegations against the comedian that have recently made headlines . Cosby didn't respond, the Guardian reports. "This question gives me no pleasure, Mr. Cosby, but there have been serious allegations raised...

Nobody Believed That Bill Cosby Raped Me
Nobody Believed That
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Nobody Believed That Bill Cosby Raped Me

At least not until a man started raising allegations, writes Barbara Bowman

(Newser) - Last month, comedian Hannibal Buress called Bill Cosby a rapist in a video that quickly went viral. "Google 'Bill Cosby rape,'" Buress told an audience during a standup routine—and suddenly, Cosby's name and the accusations that he raped several women in the 1980s were...

Bill Cosby's 'Make Me a Meme' Request Goes Awry

Very, very, very awry

(Newser) - Pro tip: If you have a sexual assault scandal in your background, you may not want to ask the general population to turn you into an Internet "meme." Apparently, no one told this to Bill Cosby, which is why his "meme generator" idea went horribly wrong yesterday....

12 Celebs Who Are Terrible Tippers

Allegedly, at least

(Newser) - Most celebrities are fairly rich, but that apparently being wealthy doesn't guarantee you're also generous. Radar rounds up 40 celebrity cheapskates, who've done everything from skip out on bills to renege on charity donations. Here are the 12 bad tippers from the list:
  • Tiger Woods: He's
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Report: Bill Cosby to Star in New NBC Sitcom

Deadline Hollywood say he's returning to network

(Newser) - Bill Cosby is coming back to NBC in a sitcom, reports Deadline Hollywood . The show is still in the planning phases, but it sounds to be in the same vein as the Cosby Show of the 1980s—Cosby as patriarch of a family. A network spokesperson tells AP that the...

7 Celebs Who Served in the Military

Drew Carey, Bill Cosby on the list

(Newser) - Not all celebrities had a typical route to fame— the Stir rounds up seven stars who once served in the military:
  • Drew Carey: Marine Corps, six years.
  • Bill Cosby: Navy, hospital corpsman, four years. He served in the Korean War.
  • Ice-T: Army, four years.
  • MC Hammer: Navy, Aviation Storekeeper 3rd
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