Bill Cosby Speaks Out
Have you seen Bill Cosby’s newest media release? It’s a short clip of him trying to be funny and promote his upcoming shows. I find the man pathetic, personally. His true character has been exposed, and he isn’t liking it one bit.
What do you see when you watch the video above? A desperate man seeking attention? A defiant in-your-face attitude–you can’t kill me–I’m not going away!! Or do you see something else? Share your thoughts below…
He seems to need to brag on himself, “I know I will be hilarious.” He must feel that there aren’t many people laughing at his jokes, these days. He does seem to be letting us know that he won’t be giving up, and he will keep coming back. He probably thinks that he can ride this out like he has done with these accusations in the past. I am thinking, however, that there has been too much for him to come out of, this time.
>”You know I will be hilarious”
I’ve had an interest in comedy for a long time. One of the first things most people realize is that there are different types of comedy, such as slapstick, puns, witty, etc. I also perceive different levels of comedy, and that might not be quite so obvious. The description “hilarious” is usually reserved for people who are extremely funny – virtually the top of the levels of comedy. I have never perceived Bill Cosby to be hilarious. Even when he was at the top of his craft Bill Cosby was funny – but I would never have described him as hilarious. I never perceived him to be that funny. A quick look at a number of web sites shows that there are other people who describe Cosby’s comedy as hilarious, and I presume those are the people he is appealing to in this video. For them he might be hilarious on this tour, for me he’s never been so funny that I would describe his comedy as hilarious.
PS – usually hilarious (in my experience) is virtually impossible to control or predict. It’s a combination of the crowd, the place, the timing of everyone involved, and much more. Usually for me hilarious comedy comes as a huge surprise. Comedy is built on surprise, but hilarious comedy is something very special and rare in my book. That’s due to the simple fact that a comic can deliver the same routine and kill them one night and get tossed out the next. As we say, “dying is easy. comedy is hard.”
Russ,thanks for sharing your comedy knowledge and also for putting a different perspective on Cosby.
The irony of him talking to someone who Isn’t there and Telling them that They know He Will Be Hilarious – and then his accompanying message saying that that video is Full of Laughs……kind of seems deceptive to me. But PR did originate from propaganda.
Unfortunately the author of this page is not very good at her job. Had she done proper research on this matter, you will find a long string of lies by the accusers and no corroborators to back up their stories. Bill Cosby can safely ride out these allegations without fear that he will be jailed or prosecuted. All Bill Cosby is interested in doing is making people laugh.
Whats bill cosby got to do with eyes?
Are you asking about why his eyes point in two different directions 😉
haha.
I was wondering why he holds a phone like he does. Probably for the sound recording, but still I thought it looked dictatorial.
Eyes for Lies is about deception detection. Anyone suspected of lying is looked at. That is how we learn to spot the red flags in someone’s story. Some people, who are looked at on this site, don’t appear to be lying, other’s do.
Adam, it’s clear to everyone here that you don’t know anything about EFL’s skill or what she does. Consider reading up on what it is she does here. I’d also recommend Googling Paul Ekman, Maureen O’Sullivan and the “Wizard Project.”
EFL is not using any facts determine her decision on who is telling the truth. It’s very easy to caught up in the anti-Cosby media stories and just believe the women just based on the number of them. But doing some digging you soon realize, no one is with these accusers – none of the modeling agencies, none of their former bosses, their friends probably don’t believe them either. They stand alone. And no one really knows how much they are getting for their TV specials. Who knows – maybe it’s some sort of racist or political ploy to destroy his reputation. Anyone who knows what Cosby has done for the black community knows his life would be hypocritical if the allegations were true.
I love Adam’s own revealing words! “…probably don’t believe them…(but) they stand alone.”
Well do some research on the issue and you’ll see for yourself who stands with them. Seems only other accusers stand with them. Should I point some facts you are missing?
The documented facts EFL is using are her own observations of the accusers, their body language, facial expressions and statements. EFL has also observed the body language, facial expressions and statements of Cosby.
When EFL analyzes the truthfulness of someone, this is all she uses. She doesn’t read court documents, she doesn’t talk to people who know the individual in question. All she uses are the clues that individual leaks out, when they talk. And we all do it. Everyone does. There are observable clues we all give off. There are universal expressions that are documented. This is science. It’s not psychic activity. It’s not flights of fancy. It’s documented science.
Hear! Hear!
As you say other accusers are standing by others. But they were independent living separate lives in separate locations and at different times. So that is more convincing than them all knowing each other – it isn’t conclusive – but it is a type of corroboration.
I’d be interested to know why you think Cosby hasn’t brought a defamation case against these accusers?
However as it stands you haven’t presented a solid case for why they would all come out and accuse Cosby. You have said that the rape is just a cover. And then your argument gets vague, for….. many things…. ‘could be something else’.
It seems to me you’re defending a conviction without facts to back it up.
He’s too old to waste his time against silly allegations when he’s in the middle of a comedy tour (and probably his last one or maybe two before he retires). He’s already cancelled a bunch of his shows.
Let’s look at some of his accusers:
Chloe Goins – this is the one who is trying to seek criminal charges against Cosby. Unfortunately, her story doesn’t add up – she said she was attacked at a Playboy mansion party in LA but his lawyers say they have proof he was in New York at the time. I can find no more news on this incident since mid-January. She’s also been previously convicted as a prostitute.
Janice Dickinson – known liar, famous for sleeping with many celebrities. Once dated Sylvester Stallone and had a baby with him – but it turns out, the baby wasn’t his. She was actually sleeping with 2 other guys while she was with Stallone. Then she accused him of injecting her with steroids.
Barbara Bowman and Beth Ferrier – said they were introduced to Bill Cosby via JF Images but the owner Jo Farrell says this is all news to her – unsettling news that she finds “mind-boggling.”
There’s 4 examples right there on how the stories are not being corroborated. If you dig into the accusers, you realize that nothing really adds up. They are just using social media to ruin his career and it seems they are also using Gloria Allred to try and remove the statute of limitations in various states (so there are political motives here too).
There seems to be suggestion that shows were cancelled as a result of the accusations. If he wants to do further comedy shows then wouldn’t it be logical for him to bring some legal action against the accusations if he believes them to be false? That might save his reputation and ensure people will attend his future shows. I think you are handwaving to say he’s too old and busy to do that. Even if he is too old, as you say, why doesn’t he engage a lawyer to bring charges against the accusers?
You have put the four examples above into it two explanation groups:
1 Unreliable testimony because of promiscuity.
2 Unreliable because the owner of their agency at the time had never heard of the matter.
Both of these explanations are weak at best.
And the four you mentioned are only a fraction (about 14%) of the total number of women.
I do agree that it will be doubtful to get evidence for these women but the explanations you have given for even a fraction of the accusations are dubious.
So then you are saying Bill has never lied?
You must work for Bill…
Not true.
And again, what are you basing his innocent on? Nothing.
Only fame.
Unfortunately, racism is very much alive and well. So is sexism. In the Cosby case, it’s about RAPE not race.
I think the rape is just a cover.
A cover for what? And why when he’s nearing the end of his life and career?
That’s what makes it interesting. People think it’s standard practice for rape victims to wait several decades before reporting the problem and blame the system for it not working correctly. Waiting till he’s much older and unable to defend himself makes him easy prey. It’s hard to say what they want now. Could be racist, money (a few of them are seeking monetary gain or waiting for a settlement), or something else. When it looks like they have nothing to gain, that’s when it sounds the worse. Nobody is going to put their reputation on the line to the world without something to gain in return.
“People think it’s standard practice for rape victims to wait several decades before
reporting the problem and blame the system for it not working correctly.”
If we’re announcing beliefs as though they’re universally held truths, how about this one: People think that rape victims will speak up about what happened to them when they’re ready.
“Waiting till he’s much older and unable to defend himself makes him easy prey.”
It’s not like they’re hunting him for meat, Adam. A man as wealthy and beloved by the public as Cosby is never going to be “easy prey.” I doubt any of his victims (even if they’re all in this massive conspiracy you’re presenting) would have ever thought he was. And he has used all his considerable resources to prove that he is not some helpless senior.
“It’s hard to say what they want now.”
How about they simply want to set the record straight? Why should any victim have to stay silent forever just because they didn’t come forward on someone else’s schedule?
“When it looks like they have nothing to gain, that’s when it sounds the worse.”
Oh come on. So trying to speak up against a predator makes you guilty if you look like you have something to gain, and even guiltier when you have apparently nothing to gain. That’s super fair.
“Nobody is going to put their reputation on the line to the world without something to gain in return.”
Making it clear that someone who did something violent and traumatic to you is not the “jolly grampa” facade he presents to the world sounds more than worthwhile to me.
“How about they simply want to set the record straight? Why should any victim have to stay silent forever just because they didn’t come forward on someone else’s schedule?”
Someone else’s schedule is called the LAW. The statute of limitations exists for a reason because evidence degrades over time. It’s a little late to set to set the record straight even if he did it. And they keep piling on the charges – he want from settling a case with one women to the most prolific serial rapist of all time – and there’s apparently more who haven’t come forward yet. It’s gone way past absurd at this point. If there was a concern, they would have gone to the police, not CNN.
“It’s gone way past absurd at this point.”
I’d have to agree with that. The number of victims who have come forward is overwhelming. When you have that many, (and didn’t know each other) it’s not a conspiracy. It means there’s truth there.
First, at least some of them did go to the police.
Second, there is no time limit for truth. The statute of limitations limits the courts, not individuals. If Cosby feels defamed, he has his own remedy – lawsuits.
You think any evidence could exist which would make you believe Cosby was guilty? Seriously?
Please, do describe what kind of evidence that might be, and I’ll dissect it for you and prove to you that your evidentiary requirements would prove absolutely nothing criminal– nothing at all.
What we DO have though is mountains of circumstantial evidence that, in the real world, so strongly suggests guilt as to make innocence less likely than winning back to back powerball jackpots by buying a single ticket each time.
“Anyone who knows what Cosby has done for the black community knows his life would be hypocritical if the allegations were true.”
He’s a hypocrite then. You’ll just have to face the facts.
What facts? These are just stories that no one will defend.
It’s hard to believe their friends or others didn’t support them in this. You don’t have someone who knows them coming forward saying they are lying for example. At least I don’t know of any.
That hypocritical remark is circular logic, a logical fallacy.
He’s not a hypocrite. How do you know? Because the allegations aren’t true. How do you know they’re not true? Because of what he’s done for the black community he couldn’t be guilty of those allegations. How do you know? Because he’s not a hypocrite…..there is no support for the argument.
Oh, Adam. You make me laugh. For a second there, I thought you were being serious. Then I realized, no, you are just drunk.
Nope just seeing past the stories and looking into the facts from both sides.
Cosby’s past behavior is not new. Ever hear of the Hollywood’s casting couch? Same thing.
There was no casting couch. No modeling agency or employee is going to corroborate that story. Many of the agents who are still alive did speak out already and denied it.
I hear you, Adam. I disagree, but I hear you. Let it go.
How can you disagree? What I said is truth. I have found 0 evidence of anyone backing up their statement. Can you find proof?
You said it yourself in your comment right above, “No modeling agency or employee is going to corroborate that story.”
That’s correct, because for an agency to corroborate that story would obliterate that agency forever. They would never have any actors or models ever again after admitting they were complicit in something like this.
However, people who worked for Cosby during the time of some of these allegations HAVE come forward and admitted to paying women off– some of them accusers– and provided the receipts to prove it. Is that not evidence?
Actually someone did validate the story – Bill Cosby himself. In a report dated November 8, 2006, CBS reported, “Bill Cosby settled a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who said the entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home outside Philadelphia.
Terms of the settlement will remain confidential, according to a one-paragraph statement issued Wednesday by the woman’s law firm.”
Full story: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-cosby-settles-lawsuit/
Seems like pretty solid evidence to me.
True. And… Unfortunately once you reach a certain level of
fame… it is if you can do no wrong.
Another great example is Woody Allen. The man had relations
with his at the time, teen age step daughter. That is a crime in my book. This
man is still praised in Hollywood.
What kind of world do we live in where simply because you
have a job that puts you in the public eye you now become untouchable. You can
do as you wish when you wish and no one will stop you.
Sad…
Some of these agencies supplied Cosby with women- for other than acting roles. Frank Scotti talked about this- google “Frank Scotti”; he was Cosby’s “right-hand” man during the run of the Cosby Show and Cosby had brought him to the show because of his previous experience with him.
Thanks for the update chris.
You’re welcome. He is most likely a narcissist- quite possibly a psychopath as well. Scotti’s comments perfectly describe a narcissist. They don’t have consciences, as psychopaths and sociopaths don’t.
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Something else re his education:
January 11, 2015 at 10:13 am
“He even lied about his education..
Cosby’s masters and doctorate degrees were similarly granted thanks
to a reportedly starstruck dean who lured him to UMass Amherst’s
education program, where Cosby was allowed a very flexible attendance
schedule—which, according to one member of his doctoral committee,
Reginald Damerell, consisted of “at least one weekend seminar.” It also
gave him course credit for appearing on TV shows like The Electric
Company.
Ultimately, Damerell says Cosby’s doctorate was bestowed on him by a
committee whose sole full-board “dissertation” meeting took place during
a “sumptuous meal” for all the board members, hosted by Cosby at the
sprawling, 16-room, restored farmhouse estate he’d purchased near
campus. And of course, it was all based on a thesis that was,
essentially, a report on how great Bill Cosby’s own television show was.
And now, according to [Sam] Simon, he didn’t even write that.” [Think he actually the only other degree he had was a BA (dropped out and was given the same kind of credit as above), not an MA]
People like you would deserve to be a victim.
Of course those in the business will deny it. They have a lot to loose.
You are taking one mans word… well, actually not even that… he refuses to even address what is or is not the truth… So you are taking his silence….. and making that more powerful than 20+ woman with the same claims.
I have heard of false allegations. But I have never heard of 20 unrelated cases with the same story about the same person being false.
Why are you assuming they are all lying.
You are taking the side of Cosby because of his fame. Nothing more.
If he was the guy at the end of the road and 20 woman accused him of rape I bet you would assume it was true.
Adam- google “the man who saved his female friend from bill cosby”; should bring up the person and the long version tells a very interesting story.
Some of these agents were actually helping Cosby- think of this- your own agent throwing you to the lions- as in Barbara Bowman’s case; Cosby had unending streams of money and this was just one more piece of flesh.
I see a man, sitting alone, talking to no one, about nothing. To me, that is the equivalent of dipping your toe in the pool to check the temperature. It’s much lower risk than jumping right in to a pool that might be super cold. Shows a BIT of caution. Yeah, there is the (now what I consider to be) typical passive aggressive current I expect from him. Why is it, do you guys think, that there are people who want to get away with a variety of things, and in the mix is also the desire to get away with a thing and do it undetected. It almost seems to me like he should belong to the Secret Self Satisfaction Club. Sure some of the things in that category can’t be announced because of the nature of the “thing”… but some things are nothing more than “mean” and could be spoken of to the right like-minded people. Oh, and clearly this isn’t something he could have shared with his casual friends, coworkers, or even family. Again, my question is ….where is he getting whatever it is that the girls say he put in the drinks? Was it a prescription item? Over the counter? I would certainly like to know! If it’s illegal, there is a dealer out there somewhere that knows something. …or a pharmacist that might be super scared right now.
Good point, Doux about his sitting all alone, talking about himself. He looks like he probably feels, “alone.” He doesn’t have that self-assured look that he always carried in the past. I remember how he used to insist that people call him Mr. Bill Cosby, now he probably, just wants someone to call him. His wife seems to be standing with him thru all of this, but who really knows what goes on inside a marriage.
He could have gotten the drugs at the Playboy Bunny Club. He an Mr. Heffner are said to be good friends. I am sure those kinds of drug are easy to find in a club like that. No one is going to admit selling those kinds of drugs, so we may never know where he got them.
He may be trying to keep on working, because he thinks he can get past all of this and rebuild his legacy. He may not have spent his money well, and he may be trying to keep up the same life-style that he has lived so many years. We will never really know.
If, in fact, he did the things that he is accused of, he deserves what he is getting. I just find it a little sad when people rise so high then fall in utter disgrace at the end of their lives. It happens quite often.
Why does it matter where he got the drugs? The man has been raping people for 50 years. He’s gotten the drugs from dozens and dozens of people. Drugs are not hard to come by, especially when you’re rich and powerful and sycophants and people on your payroll are there to serve. Where he got the drugs is irrelevant to the issue of him being a serial rapist.
Aunt Betty, that information might produce a witness? So, no, not irrelevant.
No one is going to investigate decades old allegations of drug possession so yes, pretty irrelevant. Even the rape charges are too old to prosecute much less any drug crimes that may have occurred.
rofl
I agree with you Doux, if a supplier of the drugs came forward that would provide an important and valuable piece in the puzzle. Who knows what that could lead to but I bet any detective would be keen to hear from them.
The impression I got was that he had a range of drugs. If you’re using drugs then a supplier would be able to guess what the purpose might be for.
Brent, there was an Enquirer “expose” around Christmas, 2014; a drug dealer talks about how he had gotten the drugs; no names were revealed. “feel good” docs were out there and loved to be around celebs; Cosby surely had the money. He also would have had to have been “tutored” re the effects of the various drugs supplied to him.
Hasnt been convicted with 20 women saying he raped them? And no conviction? I knew he was innocent. I believe he is.
Rape times out in America after 10 years or something.
Wow. Despite the fact that some woman tried to turn him in and were laughed at. Lawyers refused to take their cases.
Again, you see fame. Nothing more.
Who cares that he has raped. You still just see fame.
Why attack my self belief? I hope im wrong. I don’t see fame. This isnt a joke shelly, this is a very serious accusation.
He’s 77. Why doesn’t he just retire? He can’t because narcissists perpetually seek new sources of narcissistic supply. His ego bucket has a hole in it.
How is he narcissistic? Because he refuses to be bullied? Because he’s not directly addressing the issue? Because he knows he’s funny because that’s what he has been doing for his whole life? Get over it.
Who else but a narcissist or sociopath would think it’s okay to take what he wants whenever he wants without consulting the other person involved? Would you?
You are assuming what these women are saying are truthful. Sadly there’s no evidence to back that up.
Well witness testimony is a type of evidence according to the law.
True, but that’s why we have attorneys to question and re-examine the witness to get the full truth and see if it’s trustworthy.
Adam,
IF he ever gets convicted, or admits guilt, would the behavior being described as narcissistic strike you as narcissistic then?
Because if it would, then you already know the answer to your question, “How is he narcissistic?”
However, it seems that you are taking the indirect route to combat the sentiment being expressed on this blog: you believe all the women are liars, and you wouldn’t agree with any disparaging remarks about Bill, no matter how accurate.
Upon reviewing a narcissistic definition from Wikipedia, I think I can understand why he would be described as such but that’s IF the rumours are true. He has showed no signs of narcissism yet so you would have to assume that’s happening behind the scenes.
How can you say that?
You dont know this man. You have see him on tv. Acting a part. That doesn’t make it real.
You are making it real and just assuming that his persona is real.
He is an actor….
Adam, by now I would think you have seen more than one sign of his narcissism: the latest would be he tells NBC reporters in CO that now they are going to see him in concert, they will witness his “great gift” and see “a master at work”.
He actually has suggested that the accusations are neither here nor there- that those coming to his concerts are there to see his “wonderful gift”.
“Behind the scenes” as you bring up. Frank Scotti (look him up) has said that Cosby thought himself superior to everyone else- and he had had many years of working for him. A TV Guide reporter has said that Cosby was the most arrogant star she had ever interviewed. He purportedly would walk up to one of his writers when he didn’t like a script, and blow cigar smoke into his face.
As I have said in several blogs, however, that the 13 victims who had come forward in 2005 in Andrea Constand’s behalf are solid evidence of his deeds, and please remember that Constand was the only one with whom Cosby has settled (publicly at least); he had to- this was no “nuisance settlement” by any means. In fact, a month or two ago Cosby’s lawyers made a negative blanket statement about all the women; they then realized what they’d done and the next day they issued a statement that the previous one did NOT apply to Constand; by the previous statement they had violated the agreement Cosby had agreed to re Constand and that would have left her free to talk about her case.
BTW, Bruce Castor, the then-prosecutor who had been assigned to the Constand case, has said that after his detectives had questioned Cosby, they had found him to be “mumbledy” and so evasive that Castor had tried to bring “tacit admission” charges against him. Cosby’s lawyers had blocked this, however, just as they had gotten the judge in the civil suit action to seal the info re the settlement.
Right now, were it possible to bring Cosby to criminal court, there would be sufficient evidence to convict him in at least a couple of cases; of course this isn’t going to happen, and most likely the present defamation suit being brought by 3 of the victims will probably be thrown out. If by some mini-miracle the case is to be allowed, Cosby will settle when it comes close to being heard; the last thing he wants is to be put on the witness stand. Cosby would be required to testify in a civil suit or the case would default.
Brent, actually the 13 original witnesses from 2005 would be powerful evidence since it would fall under “habitual behavior”. These women were all interviewed separately and none of them knew anything about any of the others’ stories. At this time only Andrea Constand’s story had been made public and they had come forth to be witnesses for her.
When the recountings were compared, quite a number of details in each case matched with others; the analysis showed that these matched the MO of one person- and that person was Coz, the g rape and terrible- the women were Dorothy, the small and vulnerable.
Nor is there evidence that they are lying.
But you are choosing to assume that many women just decided to jump on a story that is a lie just for the sake of it.
They have nothing to gain at this point.
People who assume people are lying because its a celebrity involved should be ashamed.
Just like Michael Jackson. Several children accused him of abuse.
Yet people still say he is innocent.
But if the 40 year old man that lives on your street invited your 9 year old son for a sleep over. Invited him on overnight trips I don’t think any of us would ever allow that. I for sure would be reporting him so police would keep an eye on him.
So why is it ok simply because the person is famous?
That is what is happening with Bill and the “loyal fans”. They are not loyal, they have chosen his celebrity over the word of many many women just because he is famous. Like with Michael Jackson, if this was some random man that lived down the street, I don’t see him having supporters.
This support is for one reason and one reason only…. He is famous.
The number of women ….. Would they all really choose to lie? The same lie? How often does that happen when someone is innocent. At this point those that think he is innocent have to now assume that all these women are choosing to tell a horrible lie for no purpose but to destroy someone.
And to me, the volume makes more sense. Behavior like that, basically rape…. are not isolated incidents but rather a sign of someone that is sick and very possibly has progressed in his crimes.
There could be woman that he went further with. Women that he was not tied too. These women would have been connected to him had they gone missing. But what about the other possible women that may have gone “missing” that were not connected to him publicly. The scary part is what we don’t know about. Many rapist (sorry, just being honest, when you have sex with out consent it is rape) progress to more violent rapes. He may have even killed people.
Stop seeing the famous man. Ted Bundy was a charming nice looking man yet was a serial killer.
Being famous too often becomes an excuse to do what ever you want. This is clearly no different.
Michael Jackson is a perfect example of someone falsely accused but everyone jumped on the bandwagon and called him guilty. At the end, he was tried in court and found not guilty and the son later admitted that his father was extorting him to be rich (father later committed suicide). He has 5 accusers, one is even accusing him right now even though he’s dead.
Rich celebrities are perfect targets because their settlements will make you richer than you can possibly imagine. There’s lots of reasons why they would do it – attention, fame, and money. Remember these were the victims who wanted their own TV specials on CNN, Dr. Phil, all over the newspapers and magazines.
Now, you can’t say there is no evidence because you haven’t done the research. All of their dirty laundry is all online for you to peck at and you just have to read between the lines.
Here’s some examples:
Chloe Goins – claims she was sexually assaulted at the Playboy Mansion in LA but Cosby was in New York at the time and his lawyers can verify that. Is she lying? Who knows. We haven’t heard anything since mid-January.
Janice Dickinson – claims she was drugged and raped by Cosby but her autobiography says Cosby blew her off. To compensate, Janice says Cosby and his lawyers bullied her into not writing that part but after Cosby’s lawyers denied that – she changed her story again and said her publisher told her not to write that as she could be sued by them. So why make up a false story in her book? Why not just leave that section out? She currently hired a lawyer to defend her stories as they are getting out of hand. Check out more of her lies with Sylvestor Stallone.
And don’t forget that many of these women worked together at the same modeling agency or Playboy mansion. They all came out at different times – allowing them plenty of time to go over the same story that came out before them. All of their stories are completely public – no secrets here so it’s no surprise they all are the same. And let’s not also forget the crimes date from 1960-2008 – that’s almost 50 years and no one said anything! One case only happened in 2004. What the heck happened all those years? Bill Cosby pulled out a “Men in Black” mind wipe device and made all the women forget?
The fact that you are even comparing this man to Ted Bundy is saying how outrageous these allegations have become! This celebrity is doing movies, TV shows, stand-up and yet has all this free time to rape SO many women without anyone noticing. Seriously – not even the media and the media notice EVERYTHING.
This isn’t about being famous. You have to look at the person being accused. The person I grew up watching in the Cosby show and hearing his stand-up routines doesn’t fit the personality of a rapist. I would have to believe in this other personality and see everything this person has done as being something else.
If there was an issue with Bill Cosby it should have been addressed at that time and not decades later when you can gang up on an old senior.
Adam — You obviously don’t know about the settlements that Jackson made with at least one or more of the boys family. You don’t do that when you are uber rich unless you have something to hide. While I understand you are unable to see the truth, you’ve stated your opinion and we all have to agree to disagree. Let’s leave it at that.
Still satisfied with your position? LOL 😀
Sadly,there IS evidence, Adam- enough to convict him in criminal court, had the Statute of Limitations not run for almost all of the victims. The one in Canada would have a problem with extradition because it seems Canada only requests for the most serious of charges; the charges are quite old re her case, however so it’s highly unlikely anything would happen over there.
I am amazed that you would act like it is Bill that is being bullied. Bill is the bully!
So people like you who really just believe the celebrity….do you think all these random women decided to tell the same story about him just for the sake of telling a story? What do they gain?
There is truth in those numbers.
This is not one person but many.
They can not all be lying just for the sake of having a story.
They gain the fame and attention they’ve always wanted. It doesn’t always have to be “good news” fame.
He seems really kind of sad and pathetic to me here, trying to prove that he can’t lose. I think he is defiant and maybe a little less smug than he was before. He really show us what a narcissist he is when he says “and you know I’ll be hilarious.” What a disgraced character.
Maybe Adam is doing PR for Cosby? I think he needs to take one of EFLs classes, then deciphering truth might be a little easier for him.
Unfortunately, I just don’t use gestures and eye movements to see who’s lying. I dig in for the dirt and find the real truth behind the stories.
Behavior and expressions of emotion when speaking about a topic are often the ONLY way to determine the truth. You don’t seem to realize just how ambiguous and circumstantial evidence really is. By far the vast majority of criminal cases are proven by circumstantial evidence. The real world isn’t anything like CSI, which is why people in criminal justice always refer to” the CSI effect” and how detrimental it is in actual criminal cases.
You are right, Russ. He will always have a lot of people, who will believe in him. He can’t ever come out with the truth, because he will lose the rest of his fans. The ones that believe the women, will never forgive him. He presented himself to be a wholesome family man, and it turns out he wasn’t that way at all. People can’t accept that kind of hypocrisy. As you said, however, there will be enough who believe in him that he can still make a good living. I wonder if his wife will be with him? They may have agreed to stay married but go their own way, years ago.
I see….that elderly people shouldn’t do comedic monologues where they pretend to talk to someone else (a la Clint Eastwood and the empty chair). Makes them look senile.
It looks really desperate to me– pathetically so. That’s easy to back up though, because I read an article talking about it where they talked to several P.R. agencies, and every single one of them said basically the same thing in varying words– they never would’ve done anything like that, they never would’ve advised something like that, and this will do him way more harm than good.
Which suggests that it didn’t come from anyone in a P.R. firm (or if it did, they’re not successful and are just posers who don’t belong in the industry), and is probably something he came up with himself. But he’s not firing on all cylinders here, which further suggests to me that he’s struggling and this whole thing is actually affecting him quite negatively on a personal level.
(edit: I removed the last portion of the comment I was going to make before posting– I’m certainly not going to let him benefit from MY knowledge!)
I wonder if it was a PR firm that came up with the ‘Cosby Meme Machine”, and since that would be right up there with the biggest PR disasters of all time he decided to construct his campaigns himself.
The trouble with viewing this video if you think he’s guilty is hindsight bias.
We look and think how pitiful, he’s sitting there all alone (as Doux says), pretending to talk to someone on the phone – and holding the phone in a strange way, trying to drum up business by saying how funny he will be (hehe rather than showing us).
But someone who thinks he’s innocent would probably see him being much the same as he always is.
There is one other issue that I see regarding the Cosby situation. Many people view other humorous people as safe, good with kids, a low level of aggression, happy, and having above average intelligence, among a lot of other positive qualities. I’m sure most people are not aware that they make these connections – that they are below the level of conscious awareness. Many women state that their #1 or #2 trait they want in a guy is a guy who is funny (it alternates with guys who are confident for the top spot in many surveys).
So the irony is the funny person who we interpret to be safe, non-aggressive, and all the rest is accused of multiple acts of rape. That creates cognitive dissonance for many people, and (here’s the big point) they chose one or the other. The reality is both are true. That type of dissonance can be extremely difficult for some people to accept, as can be seen in many comments on other web sites so they resolve it by taking sides, rather than realizing their understanding of the person is incomplete.
In my experience the most common correct answer to cognitive dissonance is that both aspects are true – it’s not an either/or situation. Yes, this nice person I interviewed has a conviction for theft, and so on. Most people stick with one or the other (they are nice or they are a thief), not realizing both aspects of the person are actually true.
Am posting without having read all the comments. There are 60, so maybe this is repeating what some others have said. He acts as if he thinks people might actually enjoy silly laughs the first time he directly addresses them after the 20 or so allegations. But there is also this undertone (in my mind) that he knows this is not the truth but he’s just going to “laugh in our faces” ANYWAYS.
I may be reading too much into it, but for an actor, who knows how to position a phone so that his entire mouth, face, and eyes are seen on screen, he sure is blocking a lot of his face with that phone placement … very odd.
The ploy reminds me of Nixon’s ploy against the war protestors …. he took the strategy of the “silent majority”, in this case, he’s going after the “minority” of persons, aka, just his fans, but he’s going to gain refuge and delight in what he has always done to escape the realities of his life and abuses he’s perpetrated … in his performance.
Like Ted Bundy calling his girlfriend after each crime (“Mommy, I’m still a good boy, right?”)
Cosby could be prosecuted if Nevada lifts statute of limitations on sex crimes http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/13/bill-cosby-accuser-nevada-legislature-sex-assault-bill