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Bill Cosby accusers settle defamation suit with insurer; imprisoned star maintains his innocence

Bill Cosby is at the center of a confusing civil suit. A civil defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against Cosby has been settled according to the plantiffs’ lawyer and court documents. However, both Cosby and his lawyer deny the comedian’s involvement in the settlement. Cosby is currently serving a three- to 10-year prison sentence on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. While his sentence is tied to the 2004

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Bill Cosby is developing TV shows from prison

February 13, 2019 Mary Stevens 0 Comments bill cosby, bill cosby prison

Bill Cosby made some bizarre claims in his first public message from behind bars. The disgraced Cosby Show star said he is a political prisoner and a victim of entrapment. Cosby’s PR rep Andrew Wyatt emailed his client’s message on Wednesday morning to Philadelphia’s NBC10 anchor Erin Coleman. On Monday and Tuesday, the news program aired an exclusive two-part interview series with Wyatt providing the first detailed insights at Cosby’s

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Bill Cosby trial date set for sexual assault against a minor

November 14, 2018 Billy Procida 0 Comments bill cosby, bill cosby sexual assault, gloria allred, judy huth

Bill Cosby is going back to court, this time for a civil lawsuit over the alleged 1974 sexual assault of a minor. Judy Huth claims the disgraced stand-up comedian molested her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 15-years old. A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Kaplan has set a trial date for October 7, 2019. Cosby is currently serving a three to 10-year sentence for raping a former

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Bill Cosby court motion denied (again)

October 22, 2018 Allison Kilkenny 0 Comments bill cosby, bill cosby sexual assault, sexual assault

Comedian Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction has been denied, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier this month, Cosby asked Judge Steven O’Neill to recuse himself and overturn a key February 2016 ruling in which he found that Cosby’s due process rights were not being violated in prosecuting him despite an alleged non-prosecution agreement from then-Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor. On Wednesday the court denied Cosby’s

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10 times Bill Cosby was creepy af

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018 Melissa Siegel 0 Comments bill cosby, bill cosby creepy, bill cosby sexual assault, sexual assault

Many Bill Cosby fans were shocked when the legendary comedian was accused of sexually assaulting numerous women. But maybe we shouldn’t have been so surprised. After all, Cosby, who was recently found guilty of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, has a history of bizarre and downright creepy behavior. Here are 10 times that Bill Cosby was a total creep: 1. His advice to

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Hulu Drops ‘Cosby Show’ but not because of all the rape stuff, say execs

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Teresa Sheffield 0 Comments bill cosby, Cosby Show, hulu

It seems Hulu is showing up late to the Bill Cosby party as the streaming service is reportedly finally dropping The Cosby Show from its roster, and joining the ranks of every other network that already stopped airing reruns of the 80’s family sitcom. As of Nov. 7, Cosby’s eponymous show will no longer air on Hulu after the network opted out of renewing its licensing deal with the series producer, The

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Kenan Thompson calls Bill Cosby a ‘monster’ during stand-up set

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 Emma Kat Richardson 2 Comments bill cosby, Bill Cosby rape allegations, Kenan Thompson, kenan thompson saturday night live, kenan thompson snl

When even the star of Fat Albert is calling his integrity into question, things might really be over for Bill Cosby, career-wise. During a stand-up show at the University of Pittsburgh on Monday, Kenan Thompson, who played the titular character in the film adaptation of Cosby’s classic cartoon series, called Cosby a “monster” and spoke at length about the comedian’s numerous rape allegations, according to an account from one of

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Chelsea Handler: Bill Cosby ‘tried to Cosby me’

March 26, 2015 Emma Kat Richardson 14 Comments bill cosby, Bill Cosby rape allegations, chelsea handler, chelsea handler nude, esquire, Nick Offerman

Why does it sometimes seem like almost no one is safe from the claws of the Cosb-er these days? In a new interview with Esquire, cover girl Chelsea Handler (buck-naked, alongside cover boy Nick Offerman, in the mag’s “Women and Men” issue) shared a particularly creepy experience from her past in which she almost became another notch on Bill Cosby’s alleged victim belt. “Not poor guy!” Chelsea rebuked the writer,

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Hannibal Buress getting death threats since calling out Bill Cosby as rapist (Video)

March 19, 2015 Emma Kat Richardson 7 Comments bill cosby, Bill Cosby rape allegations, hannibal buress, jimmy kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live

In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show Wednesday night, Hannibal Buress intimated that he had received a number of death threats from anonymous sources, after he bravely joked about Bill Cosby’s many rape allegations late last year. Buress undeniably received a score of positive attention, too, for calling into question Cosby’s continued popularity in the face of such damning evidence of abusive, predatory conduct. But Cosby has no shortage of

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Jen Kirkman: The Laughspin Interview (or Proof of why Jen Kirkman is the Shit)

January 30, 2015 Emma Kat Richardson 2 Comments austin, bill cosby, chelsea handler, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, I Seem Fun, jen kirkman, joan rivers, North Door, robin williams, stand-up

Chatting one-on-one with Jen Kirkman is a little bit like breaking into the Museum of Natural History after hours. It’s an act that manages to be both nerdy and rebellious, where one could simply wander unsupervised through the halls, soaking up every ounce of information while giggling openly over the placard that says “homo erectus.” That’s because Kirkman – author, podcaster, and most importantly, comedian – seems to always be

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Camille Cosby breaks her silence on sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, asks ‘Who is the victim?’

December 15, 2014 Laughspin Staff 4 Comments Beverly Johnson, bill cosby, Camille Cosby, New York Post, rape, sexual assault

A day after Bill Cosby lectured a reporter about how black media should cover the mounting sexual assault allegations levied against him with a “neutral mind” the veteran comedian’s wife of 50 years, Camille, released a statement blaming the media for not “vetting” her husband’s accusers carefully enough. Though Camille never comes out and flatly denies her husband’s alleged crimes, she does explain that the media has portrayed a “different

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Bill Cosby lectures reporter, expects black media to have ‘neutral mind’ about rape allegations

December 14, 2014 Laughspin Staff 1 Comment Beverly Johnson, bill cosby, New York Post, Stacy Brown

Though Bill Cosby has been told not to talk to the press about the staggering number of sexual assault allegations against him, the veteran comedian had no problem being manipulative to a New York Post reporter. Reached at his home by Stacy Brown, Cosby, whom Brown described as “upbeat” offered the following: “Let me say this. I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism

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Bill Cosby next to Taylor Swift on South Park’s holiday special. Watch the teaser now!

December 9, 2014 Dylan P. Gadino 1 Comment al pacino, angelina jolie, bill cosby, Elvis Presley, Iggy Azalea, J.J. Watt, Kurt Cobain, michael jackson, miley cyrus, Peter Pan, south park, Taylor Swift, U2

Never afraid to push boundaries or address the most divisive issues of our time, South Park’s season finale on Wednesday, titled “The Washington Redskins Go F*ck Yourself Holiday Special,” will feature Bill Cosby, wine in hand, sitting next to Taylor Swift. The wine, of course, is crucial seeing as that is allegedly one of the main vessels through which Cosby administered roofies to the women he allegedly sexually assaulted throughout

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Bill Cosby says ‘shit’ and demands it be edited out (Audio)

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 Laughspin Staff 4 Comments bill cosby, DomNNate, Lynchburg, Virginia

When Bill Cosby asked an Associated Press reporter to “scuttle” his non-answer about the sexual assault allegations levied against him, he may have been engaging in a common practice for him. In a 2013 interview on the DomNnate radio show in Lynchburg, VA, Cosby says the word “shit” when discussing the Trayvon Martin shooting. While the hosts of the show, Domenick Nati and Nate Foutz assure Cosby the word would

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Bill Cosby fake cries, says, ‘Parents are taking their children home saying ‘Bill Cosby is an evil man’

November 21, 2014 Laughspin Staff 1 Comment Andrea Constand, Angela Leslie, Barbara Bowman, bill cosby, Carla Ferrigno, Cosby Show, Janice Dickinson, Joan Tarshis, Lachele Covington, Louisa Moritz, Marty Singer, Renita Chaney, Tamara Green, Therese Serignese

Bill Cosby, who is now facing a total of 21 sexual abuse allegations (by our count), opened a show in the Bahamas last night – a fundraiser for a women’s organization – by fake crying into his hands and exclaiming, “Parents are coming and taking their children home, saying to me ‘’’Bill Cosby you are an evil man.’” The performance, which reportedly continued for 90 minutes without further reference to

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