bill cosby sexual assault trial
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How Bill Cosby Divided Black America
Editor’s note: In the wake of the Cosby verdict, former Ebony Editor-in-Chief Kierna Mayo reflects on her “shattered glass” Cosby Show cover and how it highlighted a great divide. Wednesday, when the news broke, my stomach reacted first. I was home writing when the CNN ticker flashed: COSBY FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS. The rush…
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For the ‘But-But-But, What About Harvey Weinstein?!’ Brigade When Bill Cosby Being Found Guilty Is Too Much
Bill Cosby has finally been found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand inside his Philadelphia home in 2004. Many people have voiced their anger and disappointment at the “unfairness” of it all. Why—Cosby apologists have wondered aloud—is Cosby facing consequences that powerful white men like Harvey…
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Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree Is Rescinded by Temple University
Temple University announced Friday that in light of Bill Cosby’s conviction on sexual assault charges, the institution would be rescinding the honorary degree it bestowed upon him in 1991. A brief statement on the university’s website said: In 1991, based on his career achievements, Temple awarded an honorary degree to William Cosby. Yesterday, Dr. Cosby…
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Watch: Bill Cosby’s Spokesman Shames Topless Protester
On Monday a topless protester hopped a barricade at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial in Norristown, Pa. The protester, Nicolle Rochelle—who is a former actor on The Cosby Show—told reporters that she wanted to make Cosby uncomfortable because “that is exactly what he has been doing for decades to women.” But that message was missed…
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Topless Activist Who Ran Toward Bill Cosby Is Former Cosby Show Actress
The topless protester who jumped over a barrier and rushed toward disgraced comedian Bill Cosby at the beginning of his sexual assault retrial on Monday in Norristown, Pa., has been identified as an activist as well as an actress who happened to appear on Cosby’s renowned sitcom The Cosby Show as a child. According to…
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Judge Asks Potential Cosby Jurors About #MeToo Bias
As jury selection begins in the sexual assault retrial of 80-year-old comedian Bill Cosby, it’s clear that the zeitgeist is markedly different than it was when the embattled entertainer faced the same charge last summer (that trial ended with a hung jury). Since then, there’s been a sea change in the visibility of sexual assault…
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Bill Cosby Is Putting Together a ‘Dream Team’ to Defend Him During His November Retrial on Sexual Assault Charges
Bill Cosby is hard at work putting together a “dream team” of attorneys to represent him in November at his retrial in Pennsylvania for sexual assault charges. The comedian has hired an attorney who previously represented Michael Jackson. The Associated Press reports that the 80-year-old Cosby is rebuilding his legal team after the lawyers from…
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Bill Cosby Will Be Retried in November for Sexual Assault Against Andrea Constand
Bill Cosby’s legal troubles stemming from the multiple allegations of sexual assault against him are far from over. On the heels of the announcement last week that he would go on trial in California in June 2018, his Philadelphia trial will get a do-over in November. Prosecutors will once again try Cosby, 79, for allegedly…
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Alternate Juror on Cosby Trial: ‘I Would Have Convicted Him on All Charges’
An alternate juror on Bill Cosby’s drugging and sexual assault trial is giving a bit of insight into the drama that was going on behind closed doors. “We had a hard time deciding where to go for dinner,” Mike McCloskey told NBC News. “We had so many personalities in the room.” Although McCloskey wasn’t one…
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Cosby’s Lawyer Is ‘Confident’ That Sexual Assault Case Will End in Acquittal if Retried
Bill Cosby’s attorney is seemingly not bothered that prosecutors reportedly plan to retry his client, whose sexual assault case ended in a mistrial. Defense attorney Brian McMonagle has expressed confidence that if the case ends up being retried, Cosby will end up being acquitted. “What I would say to all of Mr. Cosby’s fans and…