Disgraced comedian bill Cosby is blaming racism to clarify away the slew of intercourse assault allegations towards him.
In a radio interview with SiriusXM radio host Michael Smerconish, the former Jello pitchman says he doesn't are expecting to testify at his upcoming intercourse assault trial.
And he introduced that racism "may be" at the back of his current legal predicament.
well-nigh 60 girls have come ahead with lurid reviews touching on the Cosby's amorous antics. however he said they handiest got here forward after prior allegations had been raised.
"The piling on, as a way to speak, is a means and certainly an surprising solution to get public opinion to come back to the other side," Cosby stated, adding his attorneys received't let him talk about the crook case.
To get the creator of fats Albert to comply with the interview, Smerconish needed to agree to air greater than an hour of uncut conversations between Cosby and his daughters.
His infants echoed Cosby's insinuation on race.
Ensa Cosby pointed out she believes "racism has played a job" within the accusations against her father. requested to respond, bill Cosby talked about, "It can be."
another daughter, Erinn, spoke of her father has been condemned "unjustly and cruelly" in the court of public opinion.
"like the merciless historical past of our individuals, the legal device and the protections of the legislation do not seem to exist for him nowadays," Erin Cosby referred to.
invoice Cosby added that he has "never" misplaced the assist of his long-struggling wife Camille, whom he has been married to for greater than 50 years.
As for his fitness, Cosby published that glaucoma has left him legally blind.
The jury could be chosen starting Monday in Pittsburgh, then sequestered about 480 km away in suburban Philadelphia for the trial, which is anticipated to remaining about two weeks.
Cosby is accused of drugging and molesting Toronto resident Andrea Constand, then a Temple tuition employee, at his home in 2004.
He has pleaded no longer responsible and remains free on $1 million bail. He settled Constand's civil go well with in 2006 for an undisclosed sum after giving deposition testimony that became public in 2015.
In that deposition, Cosby described sexual liaisons with a string of younger girls, a few of whom say he sexually assaulted them after giving them medicine or alcohol.
materials of his deposition are anticipated to be aired on the crook trial.
The judge will enable probably the most other accusers to testify for the prosecution and noted prosecutors can reference Cosby's testimony about getting quaaludes within the 1970s to provide ladies earlier than intercourse.
bhunter@postmedia.com
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