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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Jill Scott admits she was wrong to lend support to Bill Cosby" The Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/07/jill-scott-admits-bill-cosby-wrong-supportThe soul singer Jill Scott has said she was wrong to lend her support to Bill Cosby last year, after he was accused of multiple sexual assaults against women.
In November, when Scott was asked to sign a petition to call on Temple University in Philadelphia to end its relationship with Cosby, who had been a donor to the institution, she replied: So theyve proven the alleged allegations? I dont know. Will they also be giving him back the millions hes donated.
After some of her followers criticised her response, she came back with a more vigorous defence, tweeting: U know Bill Cosby and this is insane. Proof. Period and then Im respecting a man who has done more for the image of Brown people tha[n] almost anyone EVER. From Fat Albert to the Huxtables.
On Monday, however, it emerged that in 2005 Cosby gave a court deposition in which he admitted under oath that he had procured quaaludes a powerful sedative with the intention of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with.
That has prompted Scott to publicly renounce her support for the 77-year-old comedian and actor, saying his own testimony offers proof of terrible deeds.
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"Jill Scott admits she was wrong to lend support to Bill Cosby" The Guardian: (Original Post)
Stuart G
Jul 2015
OP
It is intensely sad to think someone like Cosby--that many of us 'grew up' with,
hlthe2b
Jul 2015
#1
And now, even his strongest supporters, like Jill Scott have to admit the truth.
Stuart G
Jul 2015
#2
What is sad is that she didn't think the testimony of 40+ women didn't count as proof (nt)
LostOne4Ever
Jul 2015
#3
Yeah, I'm trying to think for whom I would have such strong denial. My two kids maybe?
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#4
hlthe2b
(102,359 posts)1. It is intensely sad to think someone like Cosby--that many of us 'grew up' with,
would do these things. But the evidence has long been overwhelming. I'm sure it has been even more difficult for those who worked with him professionally.
Just sad all the way around--particularly because of how long it went on and thus how many victims of his behavior.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)2. And now, even his strongest supporters, like Jill Scott have to admit the truth.
Bill Cosby is a compulsive liar and a serial rapist
Those who stood behind him through it all must feel especially bad.
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)3. What is sad is that she didn't think the testimony of 40+ women didn't count as proof (nt)
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)4. Yeah, I'm trying to think for whom I would have such strong denial. My two kids maybe?
Even then?
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)5. At this point, it looks like Jill Scott is the only person to publically admit that she was wrong.
She deserves some credit for saying so. Where are all the others who defended him?
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)6. Will Whoopi "It wasn't rape rape" Goldberg be next...
She never met a celebrity she wouldn't cover for.