"The Cosby Show" cast
Bill Cosby, famous for his role as "Healthcliffe
Huxtable" on the megahit "The Cosby Show" is known as America's
favorite dad. However, for years he has been dogged by sexual
assault and rape allegations. For a time the claims had died down.
However, last month, comedian Hannibal Buress, stirred up the rumors
again during a live stand up set.
Bill Cosby
One of his alleged victims, model and actress, Barbara Bowman, who is now 47-years-old, did an interview after
Buress' statements, accusing Cosby of flying her out to Los Angeles,
promising to be her mentor and make her a star, but drugging,
choking and raping her when she was age 22. Bowman stated to the
Daily Mail, "I was drugged and raped by that man. He is a monster.
He came at me like a monster. My hope is that others who have
experienced sexual abuse will not be intimidated into silence by the
famous, rich and powerful. If I can help one victim, then I've done
my job."
Barbara Bowman
As a result of Buress bringing the allegations back
to the forefront of the press, leading to Bowman's interview, Cosby
has cancelled a number of high profile interviews, stating he will
not discuss the rape claims. This past weekend, Cosby's lawyer spoke
out about the allegations stating, "Over the last several weeks,
decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have
resurfaced. The fact that they are being repeated does not make them
true. Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with
any comment. He would like to thank all his fans for the outpouring
of support and assure them that, at age 77, he is doing his best
work."
