Bill Cosby
 

I loved the 80s, but I have to admit, I've never watched a full episode of "The Cosby Show." I liked Cosby's comedy albums and even went to a large event back in the early 90s where he performed, but I never watched the show. Partly because there wasn't a TV in my parents home growing up.

Three ladies have accused Cosby of druging and raping them. Now TV Land has decided to stop airing repeats of The Cosby Show, NBC has cancelled Cosby's new show which was still in early production and Netflix has postponed or cancelled his Thanksgiving special.

I watched an interview Cosby and his wife were doing for the Associated Press. During the interview, the host asked a question about the allegations and from then on it became very awkward. Cosby refused to answer any questions about it, then at the end of the interview he told the host that if he had any integrity, he would make sure none of that part of the interview would be seen by anyone. Cosby told him it should be scuttled.

Anyone else following this?

IMO, the entertainment industry is being hypocritical with this. Roman Polanski drugged and raped a teenage girl as well, and yet he's still working with Hollywood stars, networks and movie companies.

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It is hypocritical.

It's truly a sad thing when a man known for being family friendly and a champion for strengthening the family within the black and inner city communities might be guilty of raping young people. I think that's the shocker of the story that the media is banking on as it relates to ratings.

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There was a lawsuit prior to this that was settled, I believe before it went to court. It was one woman if I recall.

Supposedly there are more than three women that have claimed this. It isn't new news. It is, for whatever reasons, resurfacing now. Perhaps because of all his new plans with shows (Net & NBC).

There was also the man who played the pastor father in 7th Heaven where news on him came out recently. On that one, they have him on audio tape admitting to some.

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I think the difference with Polanski is he doesn't have his own TV show. Having a family oriented show and then having things like this surface, it will kill the show, even in re-runs. I don't know that it is so much hypocritical as it is money oriented. Shows cost big bucks and none of them want to invest more money when they won't get a return on their investment.

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Very sad.

I watched several episodes of 7th Heaven and felt sick when I read the accusations against this man.

Last week I read there is a documentary which played at some foreign film festival about the epidemic of sexual assaults of teens in Hollywood. I wouldn't doubt there are dark and evil things happening in the shadows of the WB tower or other studios.

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I wouldn't doubt it either, David. And because it is Hollywood, many get away with it at least for awhile.

It was very sad hearing about Bill Cosby. As a child I listened to his comedy on record albums. If he did even just some of the allegations, because he played the family man and was associated with children, it makes it worse in my eyes. Why? Because many would have trusted him more because of it. Liken the comparison to the ministers who have been caught doing similar.

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I agree.

Re: Bill Cosby
 

Someone I know at the familial level told me years ago that back in the late 70's/early 80's, she met Bill at a club while he was on tour, and he accosted her in a way that was sexually inappropriate.

Mind you this was told to me close to seven years ago, way before any of this ever came out.

Leads me to think the allegations are true in some form.

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It's very disturbing. I DID watch the Cosby shows. I watched the cartoons "Fat Albert" and "The Cosby Show" and he was always portrayed as a conservative upstanding citizen

The Cosby show was literally about a well to do, morally right black family.

He has been very vocal about getting educated and succeeding

The idea of him being a serial rapists just blows my mind.

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Wow. This would imply that the situation is more widespread than even what is public now. Really, really sad.