Hollywood Reacts to Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Charge
After embattled comedian Bill Cosby was arraigned on a sexual assault charge Wednesday, the Hollywood community quickly reacted.
And most of the comments were not in favor of the former TV dad who has been accused of sexually assaulting and drugging dozens of women over a number of decades.
“Grateful that
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“If I believed in hell
“Thank you! It’s all so awful!” Amy Schumer wrote.
Schumer’s “Trainwreck” director Judd Apatow has been outspoken in his condemnation of Cosby over recent months, and continued his
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Radio legend and former BET host Donnie Simpson lamented the fact that Cosby, who opened doors for so many African-Americans, is now a pariah.
“I think he’s guilty as hell, but this is hard 2 watch. He meant so much to us, but you can’t treat women like this,” Simpson tweeted.
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Meanwhile, Mia Farrow dragged her ex, Woody Allen, into the conversation. “What’s this about
Cosby, 78, was charged Wednesday with aggravated indecent assault stemming from a an alleged 2004 incident in Pennsylvania. The embattled ex-sitcom star and stand-up comedian was released on $1 million bail.
A former Temple University employee associated with the school’s women’s basketball program told police that the comic drugged and violated her at his home near Philadelphia. Cosby has previously stated under oath that he had consensual sexual contact with the woman.
The previous district attorney declined to charge the star in 2005.
Read the tweets below.
Grateful that Bill Cosby's criminal record will be marked forever, like the lives of the women he raped. They deserve justice and peace. — Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) December 30, 2015
If I believed in hell Bill Cosby would be going there. — Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) December 30, 2015
Bill Cosby has spent his life attempting to silence the women he has assaulted with threats, lawsuits and money. https://t.co/WQDSPbOc9f — Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) December 30, 2015
What's this about Bill Cosby and Woody Allen? — mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) December 30, 2015
When it comes down to it, truth is simple.
There is nothing that we give to others that does not come back to us in some shape or form. — Beverly Johnson (@BeverlyJohnson1) December 31, 2015
When I was a kid, and you heard the word "Cosby" and "booking" … it was in reference to him doing stand up in Cleveland. #smh #speechless — Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) December 30, 2015
"We both knew this day would come," said Cosby as he grabbed the special, never-before-worn sweater all the way in the back of the closet. — Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 31, 2015
So happy to live in a society where all it takes to get the legal system moving against powerful men is testimony from more than 50 women. — Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) December 30, 2015
If only Tamir Rice's murderer had the same Prosecutor as Bill Cosby! #TeamDl — DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) December 30, 2015
An unarmed bill cosby was arrested by police today. and they didn't shoot him. #progress #BlackLivesMatter — Judah Friedlander (@JudahWorldChamp) December 31, 2015
More runaway white privilege: If Hillary's so jazzed to have sexual
predator Bill Clinton campaign for her, why no invitation to Bill Cosby? — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) December 29, 2015
I think he’s guilty as hell, but this is hard 2 watch. He meant so much to us, but you can't treat women like this. https://t.co/CFoypJ8Eju — Donnie Simpson (@DonnieSimpson) December 30, 2015