Bill Cosby: The Life and Downfall of an Icon
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- Bill Cosby is a stand-up comedian and actor. He became an American icon, and someone who millions of people looked to as a father figure, and a moral compass. He would disappoint the entire world when they began to learn that he was not at all the wonderful person that he portrayed himself to be. Today on Biographics, we are going to talk about the life, career, and downfall of Bill Cosby.
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60 women and he had the nerve to lecture Eddie Murphy for saying f *ck?
"PULL YO PANTS UP, BLACK PEOPLE! I WAS ON TV IN THE 90S!"
@Torrence Kingman fr tho
Everyone is big mouth until their sins are exposed.
Were u there when he had slept with 60 women? which corner were u hiding at that time? that u had saw him with those 60 women with ur own two eyes?
60 liers
I've always said: If someone sells themself as a paragon of virtue...they are probably dirty as hell.
@@speedracer2008
The allegation itself was a crime against humanity
@@speedracer2008
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Zenklusen Matias the “pound cake speech” is and was not a bad thing and it is a common rhetoric repeated by every parent to their children and for some reason you’re acting like you have to be on some moral standing to say to a black person to be better and do better. There you go with that liberal racism.
Jimmy Swaggart, Charles Keating, Bernard Law. Never trust anyone who proclaims themselves the defenders of morality.
On old saying ......to good to be wholesome.
Bill Cobsy: Calls his kid lazy for not getting good grades
Also Bill Cosby: Repeatedly drops out of school
It wasn't until season 6 that Bill's son's dyslexia was addressed and incorporated into the show. I remember that episode where Theo had his struggles with academics, got assessed for them, and diagnosed as dyslexic.
That’s his son you not supppse to let them drop out like he did .. and it’s krazy bc exactly a year after he completely retired from tv he start getting accused
The Bible says, “Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (Pro. 27:5, 6
It's not lazy if you have something else to do.
@@Hotobu exactly. These ppl have it all wrong.
I used to love Bill Cosby. Sad thing is he actually did a lot of good things for the black community, but behind the scenes, he was a monster
Sounds like he only did the good things for the black community only to further his own career, didn’t matter to him either way. Traits of a sociopath/ psychopath.
@@f8talfury i think its traits for someone who likes money
@Lio Taumiti 60 different “whores”. Kinda strange isn’t it
Doing good things doesn't undo bad things. its not sad that he helped people, its good. But its unforgivable he was a serial rapist.
@@theophrastusvonhoenheim4022 We need more proof before accusing someone!
The thing is he really got away with it.
He's 80 years old, most people are dead by then.
But his ego is so fragile, people knowing of his crimes is his worst nightmare
I mean he’s living in hell now I think he’s paying for it
@@johnssick400 bill cosby is still alive lol
I'm sure there are plenty who are alive at 80 so shut up!
He really did..He's already lived in his life..I mean, the man is 80 years old.
James Avery (uncle Phil) was the real role model.
That guy does not want to see our president on his doorstep. That's why the media purported that he was dead.
@@MrJuvefrank what?
MrJuvefrank wtf are u talking about lmao
@@bigiron7547 lmao, ikr
Don't forget LeVar Burton!
Simon:"At 81 years old it is likely he will spend the rest of his life behind bars."
2021: "man hold my puddin pop!"
The Bible says, “Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (Pro. 27:5, 6
Yeeet
the american judicial system for you
@@ja..- The man is scum but was deprived of his fifth amendment right (the right to not incriminate himself) when the prosecutor of the civil case vs. Andrea Constand told him there was not enough to convict him and encouraged him to talk as a way to finalize the civil case. His being out of jail is the fault of the District Attorney in the Andrea Constand case... he should have known better.
@@chazer793 bad news : he got released from prison
His cell mate died bc he “would not drink water near that bill dude”
Awesome! :)
So his celly didn’t want the puddin pop?
Oh I get it very funny but how in the heck is Bill Cosby going to have something to put in a drink while in prison.
@@lixd3054 u don’t have fun very often do u
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman", Oh wait, wrong Bill.
"With that woman, sexual relations I did not have." - Yoda
@@SliceofBread123 as Yoda once said in those old Jedi Training/Jedi Duel vids: "Underage she was not! At least 200 years old, I swear!"
You remember that South Park where Bill & Bill started "The Gentlemen's Club"?
ApeHead - Yoda Cosby-Clinton
Funny, but it kinda minimises the rape of 60 women...
Called his son "Lazy" says the guy who dropped out of high school at 10th grade.
Followed by making millions
I had to drop out, I hot my GED when I was suppose to be in the 11th grade, I'm not lazy. My moms schizophrenic and we moved constantly, so my GPA with finals missing was always too low.
That's understandable. He didn't want his son making the same mistakes he did.
@@tommynorthwood that's understandable. Cosby could've but didnt.
Not defending Cosby here, but dropping out has nothing to do with laziness
Actually, Cosby also had a successful show called "The Bill Cosby Show" for two seasons. 1969-71. He played Chet Kinkaid, a high school phs. ed. teacher.
I used to love that show as a kid lolol
Loved The Cosby Show, loved his stand up, couldn't believe the he could be such a vicious, soulless bastard but here we are...
you can still watch reruns
Honestly his stand up routine wasnt that great
@@lmatthew Best comedian there ever was.
@@lmatthew Man changed comedy forever. Brilliant stuff. Everyone from Norm Macdonald to Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr was influenced by him and it's very obvious.
@@nepntzerZer I don’t believe you can watch old episodes of the show anywhere on TV
He sounds like a true narcissist. Nice guy at first, but putting up a false facade. Manipulating, blackmailing people to get what he wants.
List to how his accusser sound exactly like that
Cheerful when he gets what he wants... Not so cheerful when he doesn't.
@Bad Cattitude yeah that human race, very full of criminals. Good observation Cattitude.
@Bad Cattitude Ted Bundy, Charles Mansion, Timothy McVeigh, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gary, Dylan Klebold, Eric Harris, Stephen Paddock, Nikolas Cruz, Charles Whitman...I guess you're right but I had no idea Bill Cosby was white. Smh. People in glass houses....
A total sociopath.
With great fame comes great power.
With great power comes great responsibility.
... And i swear to god, superstars are the least responsible people on the damn planet...
Volvirth politicians!
Volvirth how does any of what you said apply to Cosby?
It's almost like they're human or something.
They work for DC!
@@LilGreatWalltv Cosby had great power and fame but irresponsibly abused it. simple as that.
That rape about the girl he “mentored” really got to me
"he was my hero"
god damn, given it all i still feel sorry for his loss on that one
And you should. No parent should ever have to outlive their child. I think we can all agree it's no excuse to act the way he acted though. If anything he should feel more ashamed of what he continued to do despite the tragedy he endured.
@@geofff.3343 yep, dude was unfortunately a monster.
I truly loved and admired Cosby. I had all the albums, watched the show, and thought he was a great man. It's all gone now. I'll never understand what makes people like him think that he can treat women so poorly.
There is no evidence
There are no victims.
Cosby was convicted of sexual assault, he’s in Jail right now!
He treated everyone poorly. Not just women
The Irishpanic this is completely and absolutely false. Why do you think some of his cast members fought vigilantly for him on television such as his tv wife and daughter? And how do you think he became an icon is people hated him?
Mic theGhost clearly you didn’t love nor admire Cosby, you most likely believe he’s a rapist even though he was not convicted of rape. It just goes to show that a black man can be seen as a brute regardless of age or character.
Young black men looked up to him. Let's hope that they are looking down on him now. A PhD in education and couldn't realize that his son had dyslexia.
I'm a black man and I still look up to him. He his simply a prisoner of war in this white supremacy country we live in. We black folk understand that.
Jonathan Barbee Oh please, do not try and defend his actions! He is deplorable. Period. What about him can you possibly admire?? There are MANY other black men we can loom up to. Martin Luther King comes immediately to mind. He had his flaws no doubt. But still a great man.
Bill Cosby feels himself above all men, white or black, and he was pretty clear on the subject.
@@barbeej12 He was no victim...nor hero. That's a screwed up idol to have.
I thought his brother had that?
@@barbeej12 I get he was one of the first black men to pave way. And he did some good in his life time. But what he did was unforgettable and unforgivable the power got to him which made him dangerous it is good he is in prison shame he wasn't court early when he was in the hight of his power.
Who else is back here after Cosby got out of prison?
"The jury liked pudding.......pudding me in jail." William Cosby.
@CEO of Dumbasses Booking Pops and pudding him in jail?
Uncle Phil was better. I hope.
Well he's dead so if no skeletons came out yet I doubt they will.
@Gerrylynn Mako he was. They were joking , BUT being gay don't exclude 1 from being a creep
I prefer Hannibal Buress
James Avery (Uncle Phil) wasn’t gay, you’re thinking of Reginald Vel Johnson the dad from Family Matters.
Virgin1008
We all hope.
I loved Bill Cosby growing up. He was funny without having to be obscene.
He had a family friendly message that everyone could enjoy.
It's sad that sometimes the brighter the picture the darker the negative.
The catch is to embrace the light he shined while acknowledging the darkness within his soul. Enjoying his work doesn't mean condoning his actions. Condemning the predator doesn't mean attacking the performance.
+@@cedwardsmedia A healthy mindset, friend
I met Cosby one time as a child.... comedy show in Vegas, late 80s, and I fell asleep in the front row of the show. He asked my mother if she spiked my drink as a joke during the show. I was maybe 6-8
@@Mojave702 I have no clue how response is related to what I said.
Yikes!
My parents had his ‘I started out as a child’, ‘Why is there air?’, and ‘Wonderfulness’ albums. My brother and I devoured these albums along with George Carlin and Bob Newhart. It hurt me to watch his fall. His ego destroyed him.
Bill Cosby: I hate other comedians that use obscenities
.... rapes okay tho .
@@speedracer2008
Cosby wasn't charged with rape.
In his defense.... "Rape" isn't a profanity...
@The Green Pill Mindset
Not according to a court of law
@The Green Pill Mindset
No victims
☝️
The Green Pill Mindset if you believe someone who isn’t convicted of rape is a rapist simply because they have black skin then that says more about you and you’re demented ability to see all black men as big black brutes and sexual predators.
I worked in the film and video business in NYC during the 80s and 90s. I worked on several Bill Cosby commercials during that time. I was at first thrilled to get the chance to work with the man up close and in a professional setting. At the time I only knew him from his PR created reputation. What I learned first hand was eye-opening.
There were 2 Bill Cosby's. The myth about him was that he WAS his tv personality, the reality was very different. He was arrogant, mean, extremely privileged and aloof. His 'suggestions' on the script to be spoken or the concept of the entire project was to be taken as 'the gospel according to Bill' If his suggestions or changes were not made and/or embraced ... he gave a poor performance or got angry and loud with both crew and other actors. It was surprising and it was embarrassing. He demanded to be addressed as "Mister Cosby" by everyone he came in contact with. I couldn't believe his public and professional personalities were sooo different.
EVERYONE in the business knew what he was really like as a person (but what he did privately/sexually was still only 'rumored'). NO ONE had the guts to risk their career to speak up and blow the whistle on things.
I am very happy the truth about the man has finally come out. I am only sorry it took so long. He made a country laugh but he hurt and crushed hundreds of ordinary people, especially women and girls ... because he got to a position where he could.
that makes sense why nobody reported it
Very true, I have friends in the industry that say that exact same thing
Yes, I work in the promoting-touring part of show biz. He came through my town twice, him and his entourage were very demanding and ran up the promoter bill pretty high for things he didn't even touch, like a complicated Starbucks orders that no one touched. His manager told us to keep any local crew and especially fans away from him. The only kind thing that they did was allowed crew and leave any memorabilia on a table they wanted signed. Both everything was returned signed.
Later (they asked us to recommend a high quality restaurant opened late night) him and his entourage insisted the restaurant (already staying open an hour later to accommodate them, that's paying a few staff wages) provide them a private side entrance (even though the only remaining patrons were less than a dozen) and sit them in a backer room. They were in plain view and no patrons even really noticed. They were demanding and ran up for $110 bill and did not tip.
@@Tgogators sorry he was a prick, came you our town to go out fishing. The crew on the boat said he talked down to him and in general not very nice. Ppl wanted to meet him, very rude.
The rolling stones on the other hand were very cool. They even played at a local bar. They were not expecting ppl to notice, they were on vacation. But, they played anyway.
That’s why I hate all these Hollywood types...they only open their yaps when it is safe to do so. Not that I blame them but please, don’t preach to us about morality.
I really love that Simon is a goofball but when he tells a harrowing story he is appropriately serious and never makes an inappropriate joke. Your British polish and the well researched script are high quality content
Oh please. He's a typical YT Lefty
@@mrsx7944 def not true. He has his own opinions even when they're unpopular 🤷♀️
So now he is released from prison... That's a real bummer.
Rather a cause for celebration. Why be sad when an injustice is corrected. That is the role of a supreme court, isn't it?
Bill Cosby isn't the only black man to publicly criticize the culture of the black Intercity community. Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Tomas sowell, and many more have echoed similar sentiments
Very true. People think its racist to criticize the black community. They can glorify crime, devalue education, blame white people and not be criticized.
@@nathanadams6648 Exactly. It's not racist to point out out of wedlock rates or percentages of crimes committed. It has nothing to do with skin color. I don't care what color your skin is. It's cultural. I challenge people to go watch Denzel's quotes about issues in the black community. Is there still racism...absolutely. Is there systemic racism...show me and we'll condemn it together.
Joe Blow while I agree they are pushing a narrative. I don’t think it’s deliberate. They are just victims of propaganda.
And, Chris Rock. Did it in a televised standup comedy routine, too.
While we all know now Cosby was not as great as everyone made him out to be, I agree sometimes you have to point out the bad side of people, and culture before things get better even if it's politically incorrect with the majority who are not willing to admit the faults, and I applaud him, or any other person with enough clout, and guts with enough of a platform that large number of people will listen to it.
When are people going to understand that an Actor is Acting a role? Yes you may love the show and the actor but what you see on screen is not the real person. Heck you can hear people call out actors by their character's names all the time.
Asif Khan no one:
Absolutely no one:
Not a single soul:
NPC 265: nice explanation, but orange man bad
@@josetomascamposrobledano4618 Hahahabhakkdjfvabakpdxls
Shocking fact - actors are good at putting on an act!
"Tough love" is something people made up to explain away not caring about someone at a time when that someone most often needs it
Obviously never had a child on drugs.
@@mangot589 knw what your talking about before u press send
@@mangot589 then u think kickn out uh child with the disease of addiction on the street is "what they need?" If so, I disagree, as my comment stated
Like my parents lecturing me when I was a teenager dealing with depression and thoughts of taking my own life because it made life harder for THEM. Yeah, that's exactly what my 15-year-old self needed to hear.
That speech to the naacp was so horrific. I can’t believe I didn’t know that 😭💀
Nells H
He wasn’t wrong on some counts
That was a big turning point for him. I think he pissed off enough people and they no longer protected him. Something about glass houses and throwing stones...
The truth about Bill Cosby really, really bothered me. As a kid I always looked up to him and found him funny. I even did a few school projects on him.
It's really a shame it took so long for his awful acts to come to light.
ani me I call 100 percent bs on your fake sob story. If you had any sense of morality you would have literally taken 5 minutes to google what he was being accused of and how things transpired. The one flaw in this video you should have called out of you were such a fan is that Andrea Constand never accuse him of rape.
@@LilGreatWalltv so it's okay for people to rape and molest as long as they are celebrities right?
"BUCK BUCK NUMBER ONE COMIN' IN!" Takes on a new dark meaning now.
It's it took so long. So much time where he could keep being the moral figure
Thank God for the Me-Too movement! Now no one has to keep silent about anything that happened to them from pedophiles to rapists.
... I dare you to do Jimmy Savile... crazy story that one. Disturbing...
Definitely they should do Savile.
This!
Yeah,one on Jimmy Saville would be interesting,just like Cosby everybody thought he was such a great guy..but beneath the public persona he was a sex fiend!
blagh mrblafh , Oh yeah 👍🏻
@@kenpudsey6435 Jimmy saville is a pure psychopath
Got recommended this after he was released
I never knew clearly the controversy around Bill Cosby, this video clarified who he is and who he was, thank you.
Don't listen. He got about half WRONG.
@@mrsx7944What part of drugging and raping women did he get wrong?
3-10 years isn't nearly enough time for the crimes he committed.
Angelita Becerra he should serve for the rest of his life
Ain't that the damn the truth
@Axiom Steel26 do we care ?
he should get life. which, considering that he is 83 years old at the time of this comment, would be around 10 -15 years if he is lucky.
would it be a dick move to hope that he dies sooner?
Hes super elderly though. But I get what you mean
What an incredible bastard. I idolized Cosby in the seventies due to the fact that my parents had two of his comedy albums in their collection. I listened to those albums so often I had them memorized. Because of him and others like George Carlin and Richard Pryor, I once dreamt of becoming a stand-up comedian too. Later, when The Cosby Show premiered, I admired his efforts to urge Americans to aim higher as a culture. When the accusations first came down, it was a disheartening experience to find that someone you admired and respected so much was such a self-serving vulture.
Did you follow your dreams and become a comedian?
@@revekat2053 No. Sad to say, I took the coward's way out and got a job.
This dude just got out of prison. Today. On a technicality.
Yep came here looking for comments. I think we’re early to the party.
@@XScorpionX321 crazy isn't it
Thank you to all the Biographics team for the thoughtful, careful and kind way you dealt with the victims
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 spoken like a true Becky. Only ever believe one side. Only "victim" here is BC.
Hannibal Buress is amazing. I just love the fact it was him, who sparked public's interest in this case.
But he aint funny
@@21macca21 Yes he is
@@CluedUp23 No he's not
CluedUp? He really isn’t...
@El Fenomeno yeah, I wish he was a comrade. But eh.. what're you gonna do, most people are into capitalism these days.
Prince would be an interesting subject.
They should do Prince and David Bowie next January
A Tree David Bowie is not a pedo.
That would be a「Gold Experience」
@@TheAngelmisa Have you not heard about Bowie and Laurie Maddox? (Who would later become Jimmy Page's girlfriend.)
I was probably high.
“Good morning sleepy head”
-Bill Cosby
I always found it interesting that we look to these celebrities as role models to emulate yet we don't know the real person behind the public image or character they play. Nevertheless, we take their advise for everything in life.
We haven't a clue the who the real Bill Cosby was, and that's why the country was totally shocked at his sick exploits.
I don't look at any of the celebrities as role models because they are all fake. My father was my role model and that's all that really matters.
This is just my opinion. I don't believe the women because they waited 100 years before they decided to say anything. If he had rape them women then they should have reported back than. These women are looking for a paycheck.
Hunter S Thompson would make for an awesome Biographics! :)
Indeed
I'd love to see that
IKR!
Teknotion Yeah but there’s a very informative film about Thompson - Fear of Loathing in Las Vegas. Based on Thompson’s own book of the same name. Although it isn’t a biography it’s a clearer insight into his nature than any other media you come across, printed or digital... Thompson has been very well covered in mainstream media and we respectfully don’t need anymore info on him.
Simon please cover Isaac Asimov, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, Alan Turing, Prophet Mohammed, Arnold Rothsteen, Babe Ruth or Gene Wilder.
@@buttonmoons actually, Fear and Loathing has quite a bit of fiction to it. There is a LOT more to HST than just F&L. Hunter would be great, and this could be done with assistance from his widow Anita. She is very open to discussing him.
3:50 There were some Black Sitcoms before the Cosby Show, like Sanford and Son (1972), The Jeffersons (1975), Good Times (1974), and Different Strokes (1978)
There was even the show about a single Black mother working for a White Male boss in an office after he hired her via the phone and thought she was White initially. That was in the 60s.
This was the FIRST show about an intact Black family, educated parents, good jobs, education and values were stressed and they lived in a good neighborhood. The father cherished the mom. The mom respected the husband. The children minded their parents. The parents were kind and patient with their children.
@@ALLDAYKPOP what was the name of the show?
@@miriamhavard7621 The name of the show is "Julia"
Thanks Coco 👍🏻
It took me a little while to accept the story after it broke. I mean, the guy was awesome and a great mentor figure for children. He just always seemed to be on TV and always doing it for the right reasons. It was one of the most painful personal blows an entire nation of parents and children who idolized him had to deal with.
And now look where he is. Released on a technicality. Justice is dead
And now look where he is. Release due to an abuse of power. We though justice was dead...
This saddens me, he was one of my heroes as a kid. I remember doing a report about'em as a kid. Bastard.
This hit me really hard too. I loved and respected that man so much. It just goes to show how corrupt Hollywood is, they let monsters pretty until they're no longer useful.
(Some) great men (and women) do bad things.
@@StephenSchaal It's not just Hollywood. Anywhere with power and influence. Be it government or corporate.
@@Darkvega2k7 I have no doubt that it can happen in lots of places. But Hollywood is rife with it. People like Weinstein was held up as an icon and praised by people who knew he was abusing women. Bryan Singer is still getting jobs!
@@StephenSchaal If you only think it happens at that level in Hollywood, then I don't know what to tell ya. Government and big corporations have far more means and power to hide their skeletons.
Nobody knew?!!! Some people must have known, just like what Jimmy Saville or Harvey Weinstein did and they let it go on for decades. This is the power of money: everybody wants a part of it even if it means sitting on your morals.
Not just money, but in the case of the one girl they talked about here fame.
Savile one l
@@missquinn6325 Not like "hello", then?
I'm not sure a lot of them had a chance to consider morals or anything else. They were unconscious.
Cosby is a fool amongst other things. He could have had entirely consensual sex with his choice of WILLING women. Now he'll spend his golden years in prison.
@@origamiandcats6873 I have to disagree. For one thing, when I say somebody had to know I'm not talking about the victims here. I'm talking about the fleet of people surrounding Cosby. How can something like that last for decades and go unseen?
Girls coming out of hotel rooms hardly able to walk after having their drinks spiked and being raped must be something you notice.
Second, Cosby is not a fool. He made a career, was adored and revered and managed to get away with it for a very long time.
And last, to him the question was not about having a choice between willing or unwilling girls. He wanted to rape young girls and that's that. Call it illness or what you want but that's how he liked it.
“It’s very likely he will spend the rest of his life behind bars”
2021: hold my Quaalude
Said the pharmacist. Where do you get Quaaludes these days?
Exposed DA's corruption.
Well, he did not spend the rest of his life behind bars.
He’s 80 years old. He won’t be on this earth for too long.
@@lopezfan24 I'm 88 and hope to get to 92, so he and I may have a way to go yet.
@@albertgainsworth haha what a cute dp
I always thought he was the creative force in every aspect of the show. Thank you for that information that corrected my misconceptions.
I actually worked for one of the writers of the show that moved on to own a group of restaurants in Oregon and Washington. He and his wife were eventually charged with payroll tax evasion and human trafficking. They'd import Thai cooks, keep their passports and pay them less than minimum wage living in dorms with no way out. It seems to have been a culture within the show. He committed suicide when the feds came down.
It infuriates me how much people are willing to protect the monsters instead of the victims just because they are famous. Any time a celebrity is accused immediately are calls of liar and gold digger and she wanted it and this and that . This should be an eye opener that even celebs are capable of being scum!
That’s why victims are afraid to come forward and if they eventually feel safe they are called liars because “why did you wait so long” rape culture is definitely a part in it. Victim blaming seems to be the first reaction which is so sad.
MJ comes to mind?
@@chriscollins550 No he does not Chris because he did not prey on children or rape women.
@@temirab.5891 Unfortunately Temira when victims do wait too long the statute of limitations runs out. That is what happened with a lot of those women who came out and accused Cosby.
@@xyPERSON I’m very aware of that issue. I think the statute of limitations really just goes against the right for justice. For example where I live if you are abused as a child you only have two years after you turn 18 to report it before the statute of limitations runs out. (California)
0:35 - Chapter 1 - Early life & career
3:30 - Chapter 2 - The impact of the cosby show
7:50 - Chapter 3 - His true colors
10:25 - Chapter 4 - The open secret
14:20 - Chapter 5 - Trial & sentencing
(15:33) Bill: Lol hold my puddin pop.
Do Tommy Wiseau. I dare you!
Oh hi Mark
He did not hit her, he did not.
Yes,
I too, want them to... tear him apart!
I was watching the Disaster Movie yesterday. Things vital for a biography about him are completely unknow, like his country, parents, family, age, or how he had the funds to make the movie (like 6 million dollars).
OH HAI DOGGI!
As a young black man I grew up watching the Cosby Show and Fat Albert it really hurt me when I found out what Bill was really doing
I am a Caucasian, but Bill always reminded me of my dad. He had such a similar attitude and manor of speaking as my father. I hated it when I realized it was true (Bill's crimes).
Yeah as a middle-aged white dude, I had Bill's comedy albums on vinyl record. As a kid, I'd put that needle right back to the start and listen on a loop for hours. And now it's all gone.
Bill telling his son he wasn’t trying hard enough when he dropped out of high school is pure comedy
Which parent doesn't, comedian or not....
Who’s here after he got released? Unbelievable
Me
The fact that he sat next to Mr.Rodgers makes me shudder inside
Me too, but I’m sure Mr. Rogers might have regretted it later...
Same. He didnt deserve to be in the same room with Mr. Rodgers.
I woulda cheered him on, possibly ask if I could help.
Bill Cosby is like anti-Fred Rogers now that I think about it
@@Cissablack708 what? Help Cosby?
Please make The Pirate Queen of Ireland Grace Omally she even sailed up the taimes and met with queen elizabeth and did not bend the knee but left as a friend of Elizabeth her life is absolutely amazing
Philip McMorrow no idea who that is but, I’m going to have a read about her after I’ve watched this. She sounds interesting. 👍
You must have heard the story of what happened when the queen of England gave her a handkerchief and after blowing her nose she threw it into the fire the queen and the courtiers were shock when grace asked what all the fuss was about one of the courtiers pointed out that the handkerchief was a personal hand presented gift from her majesty and to throw it into the fire was as they said very rude grace then asked what she should have done with the handkerchief the courtier told her she should have put it in her pocket grace looked at the people around her and proudly stated that an Irish person would never do something so disgusting upon hearing this the queen was so impressed with grace she agreed to all her demands .
There is a small cove from here that grace and her pirates used to use as a hideout staging area and for repairs to their ships not far from where I'm sitting right now hope ye enjoyed this supposedly true story of this tough but by no means unique Connemara woman
It’s a fairytale
jondavid54 nope
there's a netflix series called Warrior Women, hosted by Lucy Lawless. The life of Grace O'Malley is one of the episodes
LOL, I just watched this today and a couple of hours later a newspaper here in my country wrote something along the line of "Bill Cosby set free after abusing over 60 woman"....which is super weird because nobody knows who is bill cosby here. My timing was impecable.
…before I start watching this, can I get anyone a drink?
BILL COSBY'S ACCUSERS
INCORRECT ASSAUALT DATES
Sunni Welles mid 60s
Cindra Ladd after 1969
Autumn Burns about 1970
Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer early 70 s
Charlotte Fox early 70 s
Coleen Hughes early 70 s
Judy Huth early 1974-1975
Patricia Leary Stauer 1078-1980
Joyce Emmons early 80s
Rebecca Lyn Neal early 80s
Ranita Channey Hill early 80s
Lisa Jones 80s
Kaya Thompson 80 s
Kelly Johnson early 90s
Louisa Moritz -faulty timeline
Andrea Constand rejected
(No police reports or medical records)
SECOND ASSAULT ACCUSATION
Barbara Bowman
Patricia PJ Masten
Terese Serignese
ALLEGED TOUCHED INAPPROPIATELY
Sammi Mays Donna Motsinger Sarita Butterfield Eden Turl Sharon Van Ert Helen Hayes Andrea Constand Lisa Christie Carla Ferrigno Linda Kirkpatrick
MEMORY LOSS
Heidi Thomas Marcella Tate Kathy Mae McKee Janice Baker Kinney Lise Lotte Lublin
RETURN AFTER ALLEGED ASSAUALT
Lili Barnard Beth Farrier Joan Tarshis Pam Abeyta Jennifer Thompson Andrea Constand
ADMITTED NO ASSAULT
Angela Leslie Michelle Hurd Kristina Rhulie Charlotte Kemp Beverly Johnson Lochelle Covington Victoria Valentino Jule Allison Gennett Helen Gumpel
CRIMINAL RECORDS
Shawn Burke Brown Tamera Green Chloe Goins Chelan Lasha Linda Joy Traits Judy Huth Janice Dickinson Donna Dottye Barrett Margie Shapiro
Drug's -prostitution drugs embezzlement extortion identity theft
Them👆
Bill Cosby is indeed an American tragedy.
Well it didn't take long to be beaten with the situation at the minute. I think chump has cosby beaten hands down, the damned animal that cosby is that is hard to do.
Indeed. ... of his own making.
The real tragedy is the scores of women he raped and how he used his power and infulance to avoid prosecuation.
@@carolrondou6161 True. I'm pretty sure they are referring to America's disappointment and horror upon discovering who he really was not that he got in trouble for what he did. I used to like Cosby and watched the show when I was little. Most people considered him a role model.
LOL. No, the genocide of Native Americans was a tragedy. Cosby was just a dirty, vile b@stard. You need to look up the definitions for words you use tbh.
It's ironic. When you list the greatest comedians of all time-George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, and Bill Cosby-the one that was held up as the most wholesome... ended up being the most depraved.
It's not ironic. It seems to be somewhat more common. Look at these "family values" politicians that keep getting caught.
God bless Hannibal for saying those few lines.
"Will spend the rest of his life behind bars"
This didn't age well
This entire case truly proves how well a person can pretend
Lil Great Wall ... that's racist congrats your a hypocrite
G Lich explain your back water logic you inbred swine.
G Lich you clearly lack a functioning brain with comprehension skills.
Lil Great Wall ... your not really making your point... your making mine
@@LilGreatWalltv Man, I have gone through three of the comments on this video and you're on every single one trying to defend Cosby. What do you get out of it? You like racebaiting? Or is the truth so terrible that you would rather pull wool over your eyes? He's in jail. For assaulting women. He lost, and by extension, so did his defenders. That means you.
I loved Cosby when I was a kid. It hurt my heart to find out that he had hurt people.
Samee
Hello how are you doing
Puddin pop walks free.
"Do you want a puddin' pop?"
No, Bill, I really don't want one of your "Puddin' pops"..
Well, I'm white. I actually really liked Bill. I looked up to him. I thought he was really closing the gap. Still can't believe he was the person he really was. Saddens me.
I know - me too! My sister said when it all Officially came out that so many people were 'in the know', that there were rumours but that so many others i(at least in the industry), knew the truth.
- It certainly shows how women, especially aspiring actresses, were seen as prostitutes &/or pieces of meat!
I'm white too and I feel absolutely horrified by what he was doing to those poor women. I have been raped, and the pain it causes you mentally and physically is unbearable at the time and for the rest of your life. I was unable to stop the person who raped me; I was too small and weak in comparison to my attacker. It happened at an early stage of my life, but the heartache it causes you, never leaves you! I feel so badly for those poor women, to be drugged and helpless like that, to be at someone else's mercy, it is truly a nightmare! Dear Lord, there is no worse feeling than that! To be raped by anyone is horrendous and life changing, but to be raped by a celebrity, and know that no one will likely ever believe you, that's gotta be 10 times worse. I hope the women that came forward were at least offered counselling/therapy of some sort. Cosby should have been instructed by the court to pay the therapists bills for all those poor victims! I can't believe Bill Cosby could turn out to be a nightmare come true! What a real life, 100% proof, bastard of a man. The devil in disguise!
@@carlycharlesworth1497 no one cares if you're white.
@@dakweenlyrics409 you sure do....
I'm Black...and I feel the same as you. Feeling is pretty universal. 🤷🏽♀️
Hey , Hey , Hey, I`m in prison today.
This hits different nowadays
Whos here after he got released?
Well, R.I.P. Fat Albert and The Cosby Show. Those shows don't exist anymore.
This was done tastefully and as always, exquisitely worded. Thank you not only to Simon, but the entire team who works on the BIO series. I've really been enjoying it.
I truly hate how long it took for this to come to light. He basically got away with it.
Ah, CZcams algorithm; we meet again.
When all the news came out it broke my heart. :(
Rise of the puddin pop
LMFAOOOOOOO i dont know why but this comment was funny as hell
Keithan Scott made me laugh too! 😂
TBH that pudding pop probably has a roofie in it
I bet it did.... at least 60 times following a Quaalude laced drink....
Gloomy Samurai I wish that they would bring them back. One of my favorite snacks from my childhood.
i remember thinking it was like mr rogers being a pervert mind bowing
Mr Rodgers was a sniper ...
@@TheLexiconDevils no he wasn't. Been debunked years ago.
@@skiptheboxingkangaroo yes, flat earth was also debunked 200 years ago, some people still believe it. No use fighting against stupidity
I loved and respected this man so much. It's heartbreaking to learn what he did .
I always thought that 'The Jeffersons" was the first show that had an upper middle class black family.
I would argue they were lower upper class.
Most middle class New Yorkers could not afford a luxury penthouse apartment and maid.
@@0311Mushroom Does it matter? I thought America was a classless society in which anyone can become President.
@@ferociousgumby it matters in being accurate.
And a much better show at that
@@ferociousgumby In theory. Reality is often disappointing.
My sadly departed best friend was a big Cosby fan. When we were driving in his car, he would always be running Cosby comedy tapes. Happy memories. He would have been appalled to discover what Cosby was really like.
Heartbreaking. I idolized him. Now I can barely stand to look at him.
I gotta agree with Bill Maher. Cosby was always on my "Never funny" list.
I realized what he was after watching the interview he did with his wife beside him. You could see the truth of what he was on the tight, forced smile on her face and in the pain from her eyes. It was really heartbreaking to see that.
Pain from her eyes she defended him
@@GrievousReborn because she was trying to live in denial
I always thought that James Evans Sr was a better father figure on TV than Cliff Huxtable. James worked, struggled, and was angry, but he loved his family and stood up for what he believed. And John Amos is a far better actor and man than Bill “drugging the pudding “ Cosby. IMO
How many channels does this guy host!?
At first I completely believed Cosby was innocent, then I decided thinking for myself was a thing and I didn’t have to believe what my teachers and relatives were saying.
Do one on New Zealand war heroine: Nancy Wake. The most highest military decorated female of the Allies in WW2 and on the Gestapos most wanted list.
The most*
I'm sorry, but I had to.
Bill Cosby’s comedy was not at all family friendly, his stuff was raunchy before the Cosby show. He also very openly hung out at the Playboy mansion. Bill Cosby is the definition of a hypocrite. My mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, all hates him when I was growing up. They knew the truth about him (how I will never know) and didn’t like us watching the Cosby show.
He was also an awful, awful, parent.
My sister met him at a General Electric convention based in the Electric City; he was rude and critical.
@EbberDeeMills but bob sagets comedy was never family friendly
Bill Cosby? Not family friendly.
Bob Saget? Not family friendly.
Robin Williams? Definitely not family friendly either.
Eddie Murphy? Like I said...
Anybody else?
Sounds like they could sense him being a predator. I will admit i was shocked when heard about the accusations. I also never watched his stuff either.
Oonagh72 what’s wrong with chilling st the playboy mansion?
i want to know more about Simon whistle! do you have any info on him?
What was the music at start and end?
You forgot that Cosby had a sitcom in the early 70’s where he played a PE teacher name Chet Kincaid it had funniest opening theme music.
Simon, once again, you have done an amazing job of encapsulating a major subject. Really interesting. I used to love Bill Cosby almost as much as I loathe him now. Very interesting that it took a man calling him out to get his reprehensible actions brought to justice.
Yeah! People loved Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris etc. Joe Biden has been molesting children on CZcams for over 8 years and no one is calling him out!
Form the future that comment about him spending he rest of his life behind bars? Nope!
I love how professional he is about every story like dont shoot the messengers he's only speaking what is on public records.