Malcolm-Jamal Warner was recently interviewed by Billboard Magazine about his first Grammy nomination. The publication also took the opportunity to ask Warner for his thoughts on the Cosby allegations. Warner is quoted by Billboard as stating the following:
"He's one of my mentors, and he's been very influential and played a big role in my life as a friend and mentor. Just as it's painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault, whether true or not, it's just as painful to watch my friend and mentor go through this. I can't really speak on any of the allegations because obviously, I was not there. The Bill Cosby I know has been great to me and great for a lot of people. What he's done for comedy and television has been legendary and history-making. What he's done for the black community and education has been invaluable. That's the Bill Cosby I know. I can't speak on the other stuff."
Typical. He wasn't a victim cos he curves in the wrong places. It sucks to have a person you esteem turn out to be a twat. However, rapist isn't exactly a character flaw.
ReplyDeleteYou know, nothing is ever going to come of all this Bill Cosby stuff. He's not going to be arrested, no one is going to pocket any money out of it. If Bill would gather his many millions and just RETIRE, all of this would probably die down and go away. You've had a good run, Bill. If you've been unjustly accused, I am sorry. But at this point, please step aside and allow all of us to move on. It's probably the best fix for all of this.
ReplyDeleteYou raise a good point and I completely agree with you Brenda, but I think it's the fact that Bill knows nothing will come of this is the very reason why he is not going away. He has that smug, silent 'catch me if you can' attitude.
DeleteI eouldmt say nothing came of it. He lost gigs, a tv show and the college board position. He is a disgraced old man, and no one can ever look at him the same way.
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ReplyDeleteI think what he said was fine. Obviously pre-prepared, but fine. I choose to believe the women who are accusing Bill Cosby but, like Malcolm Jamal Warner, I was not there.
ReplyDeleteBill Cosby was a huge part of my childhood and I never heard anything about the rape allegations until now. I 100% believe the women but I still love what the Cosby show meant to my childhood because I was a lonely child who spent most of my time as t night watching TV and I was a latch key kid who came home from school and played video games and watched tv. I can't watch the Cosby show the same way again without thinking about the women but I can't take away that he represented a void in my life.
ReplyDeleteI completely believe the women - I mean seriously, Cosby made a date rape joke and settled with more than one woman on sexual charges - but I get where Malcolm is coming from. I know a guy who went to Penn State and swore up and down there was no way Sandusky was guilty, his school wouldn't have let that happen. This is a guy I admire and respect, and I know he didn't think the accusers were a bunch of glory/money seekers, he just couldn't believe the Jerry Sandusky he knew was capable of such heinous behaviour AND that it was covered up by people from his alma mater.
ReplyDeleteWhat Malcolm said was perfectly appropriate. He knew a different Bill Cosby, just like we all did, than the women who were sexually assaulted by him.
Note: my friend was outraged when the truth started coming out - it wasn't that he disbelieved the victims, it was his own disbelief that a man he admired could be such a monster.
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DeleteI think his response was fine too. But what else is he supposed to say?
ReplyDeleteIt's incredibly difficult to see someone in another way when you have a fixed conception of who they are. That's one of the greatest premises behind my beloved BrBa. I've personally known people who have done truly unforgivable things, and at times it was tough to reconcile their crimes with the notions of who I thought they were. But the best sociopaths can hide well in even the brightest lights because they are master manipulators- as I believe Cosby is. Ted Bundy also worked at a rape crisis center but that doesn't negate the fact that he was- you know- a serial killer.
ReplyDeleteI hear what you're saying, Seven and LadyH. Could anyone here imagine how crushed your world would be if all of a sudden the police showed up at your house to arrest your partner/child/parent what have you because they were a serial murder or rapist? And it happens. I think my husband is perfect (as do many wives) and finding out the truth would be beyond horrible. Someone one would never recover from, truly.
ReplyDeleteSomeone asked MJW what he thought of it all and he gave his view of Cosby without negating what the women accusing him said. I think his response was admirable considering the difficult nature of the situation.
something one would never recover from. (Proofreading is your friend Sherry!)
DeleteYou stated it perfectly. I agree but couldn't find away to say it without sounding like I was defending Cosby. I think Cosby is guilty.
DeleteI find it interesting that he hasn't sued anyone for libel or slander because you know if he was 100 per cent innocent he sure had been damaged financially and reputation wise, Carol Burnett sued the National Enquirer successfully for alleging she was an alcoholic.
ReplyDeleteBut we all can figure out the reasons why he doesn't.
I wish however the women had not hired Gloria Allred....that made me cringe.
DeleteI don't really know what they expect him to say. He gave a perfectly PC answer but no way is he going to bite the hand that started his career.
ReplyDeleteBC has enough money, he needs retire. He's making it worse by continuing with the concerts. To me it's his way of saying tough noogies ladies, it's business as usual for me.
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I liked Jay Leno's comments on the situation....
ReplyDeleteMalcolm's response is ok. What I found offensive was Phylicia Rashad's comments.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who's suffered from abuse for over half my life, and then watched someone else have their life destroyed by false allegations, I can't say I believe them. There's a lot about this that seems off to me, least of all Gloria Alred's involvement, but mob mentality has taken over and it's all moot at this point
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