Nearly nine months after Hannibal Buress called Bill Cosby a smug-faced rapist during a stand-up set, the Associated Press foreclosed any possibility, however remote, that Cosby hasn’t behaved like a wretched excuse for a human being. Yesterday, the AP acquired documents from a 2005 deposition in which Cosby admitted that he used Quaaludes to drug at least one woman.
There’s nothing new there, according to Judd Apatow, but to others, it was the nail in the coffin, erasing all doubts about Cosby. In fact, Cosby’s biggest defender — besides Amy Schumer, of course — finally relented and conceded that she was wrong about her mentor.
Musician Jill Scott vocally defended Bill Cosby back in December and waged war against her Twitter followers, basically saying that she refused to believe the allegations against Cosby without proof.
@SimplyBerry u know Bill Cosby? I do child and this is insane. Proof. Period.
— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) November 30, 2014
Well, now there’s proof, and Scott is taking back those earlier statements.
About Bill Cosby. Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations.
— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
1) We live in America. Many African American men are detained &/or imprisoned for crimes without evidence. I will never jump on bandwagons
— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
2) based on social media or hearsay. Proof will always matter more than public opinion. The sworn testimony is proof. Completely disgusted.
— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
I stood by a man I respected and loved. I was wrong. It HURTS!!! When you get it ALL right, holla.
— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
Reasoning with the angry & unreasonable? No. I'm not sorry for standing by my mentor. I'm sorry the accusations Rtrue pic.twitter.com/8oHD9u12em
— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) July 7, 2015
Alas, Cosby may be the only man in America less liked than Donald Trump right now. Maybe he should be Trump’s running mate.
(Via Us Magazine, Twitter)
