Three more women have publicly come forward with accusations that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them in the 1970s and '80s. The three women, including an actress who appeared on The Cosby Show and the former wife of a vice president at the William Morris Agency, joined the more than 40 women who allege they were drugged, sexually assaulted or sexually harassed by the comedian.
At a press conference Wednesday, civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who is now representing more than 21 accusers, said the three women are speaking out now to show their support for other accusers who have been criticized by Cosby's attorneys.
At a press conference Wednesday, civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who is now representing more than 21 accusers, said the three women are speaking out now to show their support for other accusers who have been criticized by Cosby's attorneys.
- 8/12/2015
- by Christine Pelisek @chrispelisek
- People.com - TV Watch
The number of women Bill Cosby has reportedly sexually abused is nearing 50. During a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 12, attorney Gloria Allred brought forth three more alleged victims, who each shared disturbing details of their alleged encounters with the 78-year-old actor. Photos: Biggest celebrity scandals Colleen Hughes, Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer, and Eden Tirl sat down with the lawyer and recounted to reporters when they crossed paths with Cosby in their twenties. According to Hughes, who was a flight attendant at the time, Cosby [...]...
- 8/12/2015
- Us Weekly
In the first new accusations since 35 women appeared on the cover of New York Magazine to tell their stories of being assaulted by Bill Cosby, three more women came forward on Wednesday, bringing the total number of accusers up to nearly 50. In a press conference called by Gloria Allred, the trio told their stories of sexual mistreatment at Cosby's hands. Actress Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer says Cosby assaulted her out of the blue on a film set in 1971, pulling her into an empty room and forcing her to perform oral sex. She says she never came forward out of fear of hurting the career of her ex-husband, who worked at William Morris. Colleen Hughes, a flight attendant in the early '70s, claims Cosby flirted with her on a plane, then asked her out to lunch. Once they were alone in a hotel room together, she says he gave her...
- 8/12/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
The sexual assault scandal surrounding besieged comedian Bill Cosby spread even further on Wednesday, as three new accusers, including an actress who said she appeared on “The Cosby Show,” came forward to accuse the TV legend of wrongdoing. At a press conference in attorney Gloria Allred’s Los Angeles office, the women — identified as Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer, Colleen Hughes and Eden Tirl — detailed at length how they were allegedly victimized by Cosby. Hughes, who said that she was an American Airlines flight attendant when she met Cosby in the early ’70s on a flight to L.A., explained that the comedian.
- 8/12/2015
- by Tim Kenneally and Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
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