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Christian Post Report – Actor Bill Cosby attends the American Comedy Awards in New York April 26, 2014.
Singer Jill Scott says she’s disgusted to hear that her mentor, Bill Cosby, has admitted to purchasing drugs with the attention of giving them to women in a 2005 court testimony that was released Monday.
Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian who became popular in the 1980s and 1990s family sitcom “The Cosby Show,” has been the subject of media scrutiny since late 2014 when close to two dozen women accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting them. On Monday, The Associated Press obtained a 2005 court document where Cosby admitted to purchasing the sedative Quaaludes with the intention of drugging a former Temple University employee.
Although the AP reports that the case was settled for an undisclosed amount in 2006, the news was released Monday night, much to the disappointment of Scott who publicly supported Cosby.
Scott, the 43-year-old actress, was presented with an honorary Temple University doctorate degree by Cosby in 2014, but admitted she was hurt by the recent reports that have surfaced.
“About Bill Cosby. Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations,” Scott tweeted
“Proof will always matter more than public opinion. The sworn testimony is proof,” she wrote. “Completely disgusted. I stood by a man I respected and loved. I was wrong. It HURTS!!!”
The comments come months after Scott took to Twitter to defend Cosby.
“If this is true, he’ll face his due just like everyone,” she responded to fans in a tweet last year. “I’m respecting a man who has done more for the image of brown people than almost anyone EVER. From Fat Albert to the Huxtables.”
Source : Christian Post