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5 White Jurors Selected for Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial
Bill Cosby arrived at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh for the first day of jury selection in his sexual assault case Monday. At the conclusion of the day, five of 12 jurors were selected for Cosby’s sexual assault trial. The jury currently consists of a middle-aged white woman, a middle-aged white man whose sister…
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Bill Cosby’s Daughters Release Statements on The Breakfast Club in Defense of Father
Bill Cosby’s daughters took their issues with the allegations against the comedian to the radio waves and said he’s being publicly lynched. Erinn and Ensa Cosby released a statement Monday on the popular radio show The Breakfast Club, hosted by Charlamagne tha God. Ensa spoke first, explaining that her father is an activist and philanthropist…
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Bill Cosby Hopes to Revive His Career After Trial
It seems as though Bill Cosby and his family members are trying their best to have him seen in a better light. Despite the fact that more than 40 women have accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them, and with a criminal trial looming over his head, the Cosby PR train is moving…
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Bill Cosby’s Daughter Says Her Father Is Not a Rapist
Bill Cosby’s youngest daughter, Evin Cosby, says that her father isn’t a rapist and “loves and respects” women. Evin, one of the first family members to speak out about the embattled comedian, says that he’s being judged unfairly. “I am his fourth daughter. He raised me to go to college, start my own business, and…
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Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Trial Has June Start Date and Is to Last 2 Weeks
Bill Cosby looked to be in good spirits Monday as he entered the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case. Cosby and his team of attorneys were in court Monday to iron out last-minute details about the trial, specifically if jurors would hear his 25-year-old “Spanish fly”…
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The World Changed, but Dave Chappelle Didn’t
Remember Evel Knievel? In the 1970s and ’80s, Robert “Evel” Knievel Jr. leaped into the American zeitgeist and became one of the most famous people in the country by electrifying audiences with his motorcycle stunts. He leaped over 14 buses on a motorcycle. Millions of people watched him attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon.…
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Bill Cosby’s Other Accusers Will Not Be Allowed to Testify at His Upcoming Criminal Trial for Sexual Assault
The Pennsylvania judge presiding over Bill Cosby’s criminal case and trial for sexual assault gave the defense a small pretrial victory Friday and made things a bit more difficult for the prosecution when he ruled that 12 of the 13 women the state planned to call as witnesses to the comedian’s past alleged sexual misconduct…
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Prosecutors Seek to Allow Bill Cosby Accusers to Testify at Sexual Assault Trial
Prosecutors argued in a Pennsylvania court Tuesday that a judge should allow 13 of Bill Cosby’s accusers to testify at his upcoming trial for sexual assault of Andrea Constand. Prosecutors made the argument that Cosby used his fame to gain the trust of women before knocking them out with pills and drinks so that he…
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Judge Rules Cosby Civil Deposition Testimony Can Be Used in Criminal Trial
Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial next year will be able to use testimony he gave during depositions for an accuser’s lawsuit, a judge ruled Monday. Attorneys for Cosby, 78, claim that he only agreed to testify in the 2005 lawsuit brought by Andrea Constand because a prior prosecutor had promised him that he…
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Petition Started to Include Clarence Thomas in National African American Museum
This month marks the 25th anniversary of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ arrival on the nation’s highest court. But the only mention of him that the recently opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., has is in reference to Anita Hill’s testimony against him regarding sexual harassment during his confirmation…