All good things must come to an end.
But first, you have to set up the exit strategy. Code Black Season 3 Episode 12 did an admirable job of that. Maybe a bit too admirable. A missing teenager, a doctor on a psych hold, a floundering surgical resident, an oedipal confrontation...that's a lot to wrap up in a mere forty-five minutes.
It's all about the pacing. We all remember eighth-grade literature, rising and falling action. The penultimate episode of a season is always about climbing the last stage of the last peak. It's all about the setup.
But sometimes writers bite off more than they can chew. Or more than we can swallow anyway. There were several plots that could have been axed for clarity, that did nothing to substantially move the story forward.
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First on the chopping block?...
But first, you have to set up the exit strategy. Code Black Season 3 Episode 12 did an admirable job of that. Maybe a bit too admirable. A missing teenager, a doctor on a psych hold, a floundering surgical resident, an oedipal confrontation...that's a lot to wrap up in a mere forty-five minutes.
It's all about the pacing. We all remember eighth-grade literature, rising and falling action. The penultimate episode of a season is always about climbing the last stage of the last peak. It's all about the setup.
But sometimes writers bite off more than they can chew. Or more than we can swallow anyway. There were several plots that could have been axed for clarity, that did nothing to substantially move the story forward.
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First on the chopping block?...
- 7/12/2018
- by Elizabeth Harlow
- TVfanatic
William John Paul “Liam” Gallagher. Even his name sounds like a supergroup—some kind of Frankenstein’s amalgam that fuses a continuum of British rock, glass-shattering volume, and a semi-lethal Twitter account. Lord knows he’s packed an entire band’s worth of swagger into one man. Onstage at New York City’s McKittrick Hotel last July for his first American performance as a solo artist, he assumes his trademark position, arms clasped behind his parka-covered torso, crouched in a perpetual stare-down with an audience. He’s flanked by a banner that spells out not his name, but might as well be: “Rock ‘N’ Roll.
- 10/24/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
7:50 Am Pt -- The judge has granted their request and agreed to push the start date of the new trial. It is now loosely scheduled for mid-March or early April, but no firm date has been decided. Bill Cosby's rejiggered legal team appeared in court for the first time Tuesday, led by the legendary criminal defense lawyer who beat the rap on behalf of Michael Jackson. Attorneys Tom Mesereau, Kathleen Bliss and Sam Silver...
- 8/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Bill Cosby is fighting against “false” news reports that he is going to embark on a series of town halls that would touch upon sexual assault. “The current propaganda that I am going to conduct a sexual assault tour is false. Any further information about public plans will be given at the appropriate time,” Cosby said in a statement Tuesday. The statement was sent out by the comedian’s spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, who previously revealed the plans for a series of “town halls” touching on the topic of sexual assault. Also Read: Bill Cosby '70s Playboy Mansion Assault Case...
- 6/27/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
2017-06-23T07:15:07-07:00Bill Cosby to Teach Men How to Avoid Sexual Assault Charges
Bill Cosby’s publicist Andrew Wyatt revealed that his client is planning on teaching teens about sexual assault prevention following the disgraced star’s sexual assault case, which ended in a mistrial.
Wyatt and his associate, Ebonee Benson, revealed on Good Day Alabama on Thursday, June 22, that Cosby wants to "get back to work" with a motivational speaking tour.
“We’re now planning town halls and we’re going to be coming to [Birmingham] sometime in July … to talk to young people because this is bigger than Bill Cosby," Wyatt said. “This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today, and they need to know what they’re facing when they’re hanging out and partying, when they’re doing certain things that they shouldn’t be doing. And it also affects married men.”
Read the rest of this article at Us Weekly.
Bill Cosby was the star of the 80s sitcom The Cosby Show.
Bill Cosby’s publicist Andrew Wyatt revealed that his client is planning on teaching teens about sexual assault prevention following the disgraced star’s sexual assault case, which ended in a mistrial.
Wyatt and his associate, Ebonee Benson, revealed on Good Day Alabama on Thursday, June 22, that Cosby wants to "get back to work" with a motivational speaking tour.
“We’re now planning town halls and we’re going to be coming to [Birmingham] sometime in July … to talk to young people because this is bigger than Bill Cosby," Wyatt said. “This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today, and they need to know what they’re facing when they’re hanging out and partying, when they’re doing certain things that they shouldn’t be doing. And it also affects married men.”
Read the rest of this article at Us Weekly.
Bill Cosby was the star of the 80s sitcom The Cosby Show.
- 6/23/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Bill Cosby’s plans to embark on a series of “town halls” touching on the topic of sexual assault have been condemned by victim advocacy groups and social media users alike. “It would be more useful if Mr. Cosby would spend time talking with people about how not to commit sexual assault in the first place,” Jodi Omear, a spokesperson for the anti-sexual violence organization Rainn, said in a statement. “He will fail,” tweeted “Trainwreck” director Judd Apatow. The comedian’s spokesperson Andrew Wyatt revealed the plans in an interview on Wbrc’s “Good Day Alabama, but he didn’t...
- 6/23/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
[[tmz:video id="0_vakpqbm7"]] Bill Cosby's moving forward with plans to host town hall meetings where he'll discuss sex assault cases and how to avoid them -- and surprisingly ... his lawyers are totally cool with it. Cosby's high profile spokespeople, Andrew Wyatt & Ebonee Benson, told us they've been flooded with requests for Cosby to, essentially, coach up young people on not getting caught in the same situations he did. It seems like an odd move, considering almost...
- 6/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Following a judge’s declaration of a mistrial in his criminal sex assault case, Bill Cosby will conduct a series of town hall speaking engagements to educate “married men” and others about the risks of getting accused of sexual assault, according to his spokesman.
In an interview Wednesday on Good Day Alabama, Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt, a Birmingham native, said the entertainer “wants to get back to work.”
“We’re now planning town halls and we’re going to be coming to this city sometime in July … to talk to young people because this is bigger than Bill Cosby,” Wyatt said.
In an interview Wednesday on Good Day Alabama, Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt, a Birmingham native, said the entertainer “wants to get back to work.”
“We’re now planning town halls and we’re going to be coming to this city sometime in July … to talk to young people because this is bigger than Bill Cosby,” Wyatt said.
- 6/22/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Representatives for Bill Cosby said the comedian plans to “get back to work” following his mistrial with a series of “town halls” addressing the topic of sexual assault. “Mr. Cosby wants to get back to work,” his spokesman Andrew Wyatt said on Wednesday during an appearance on Wbrc’s “Good Day Alabama.” “We’re now planning town halls and we’re going to be coming to this city sometime in July… to talk to young people because this is bigger than Bill Cosby.” The comedian’s spokesperson didn’t provide any details about the town halls beyond that the speaking...
- 6/22/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
[[tmz:video id="0_tltilx8o"]] Bill Cosby wants to spread the word to young people about sexual assault ... and how to avoid being accused of it. Cosby's spokespeople, Andrew Wyatt and Ebonee Benson, told "Good Day Alabama" Wednesday the comedian is planning a series of town halls this summer to educate young people about sexual assault. More specifically, they say he's planning on teaching 'em how to look out for warning signs from potential victims and handle accusations that could follow.
- 6/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Bill Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt wasted no time on Saturday after the sexual assault trial of his client ended in a mistrial. “Mr. Cosby’s power is back,” Wyatt said after a hung jury deadlocked on three felony charges that his client drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004. “It’s back. It has been restored.” Wyatt also took a shot at Gloria Allred, the high-profile lawyer representing several women in civil cases against Cosby who have made similar accusations of sexual assault without consent — her clients do not include Andrea Constand, the plaintiff in the criminal case. “For all those attorneys.
- 6/17/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
On Saturday, Judge Steven T. O'Neill declared a mistrial in the criminal court case against Bill Cosby after jurors said they were deadlocked after five days of deliberations.
The Montgomery County District Attorney's office said it will immediately retry the case. Cosby remains free on bail, according to CBSNews.
Photo: Bill Cosby's Wife Camille Shows Up to Court for First Time, Defense Rests After Calling Up One Witness
Following the news, Cosby's wife, Camille Cosby, released the following statement to Et:
How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney. How do I describe the counsels for the accusers? Totally unethical. How do I describe many, but not all, general media? Blatantly vicious entities that continually disseminated intentional omissions of truths for the primary purpose of greedily selling sensationalism at the expense of a human life.
Historically, people...
The Montgomery County District Attorney's office said it will immediately retry the case. Cosby remains free on bail, according to CBSNews.
Photo: Bill Cosby's Wife Camille Shows Up to Court for First Time, Defense Rests After Calling Up One Witness
Following the news, Cosby's wife, Camille Cosby, released the following statement to Et:
How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney. How do I describe the counsels for the accusers? Totally unethical. How do I describe many, but not all, general media? Blatantly vicious entities that continually disseminated intentional omissions of truths for the primary purpose of greedily selling sensationalism at the expense of a human life.
Historically, people...
- 6/17/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
In a powerful closing on Monday afternoon, the prosecution used Bill Cosby‘s own words to try to convince a jury he should be convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.
“Why are we here?” Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Kevin Steele asked jurors as he began his two-hour-and-15-minute closing argument.
“He has told you what he has done, and there are a number of factors we’ll go through in this case to discuss what he did afterward that goes to his consciousness of guilt on what he does,” Steele said, referring to Cosby,...
“Why are we here?” Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Kevin Steele asked jurors as he began his two-hour-and-15-minute closing argument.
“He has told you what he has done, and there are a number of factors we’ll go through in this case to discuss what he did afterward that goes to his consciousness of guilt on what he does,” Steele said, referring to Cosby,...
- 6/12/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby‘s defense attorney spent nearly two hours in his closing argument Monday detailing inconsistent statements Andrea Constand made to law enforcement after an encounter Constand alleges was sex assault but the defense says was consensual.
“Why are we running from the truth of this case, this relationship?” attorney Brian McMonagle asked the jury. “What’s happening here is wrong and the only people who can stop it is you…. A man’s life is at stake.”
Constand “said one thing yesterday. Another thing today,” McMonagle continued. “What is she going to say tomorrow? Unless your verdict in this case is not guilty,...
“Why are we running from the truth of this case, this relationship?” attorney Brian McMonagle asked the jury. “What’s happening here is wrong and the only people who can stop it is you…. A man’s life is at stake.”
Constand “said one thing yesterday. Another thing today,” McMonagle continued. “What is she going to say tomorrow? Unless your verdict in this case is not guilty,...
- 6/12/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill and Camille Cosby arrived arm-in-arm to the courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Monday morning.
Camille, 73, was all smiles as she escorted her husband into the government building. This is the first time Cosby's wife has been seen at the courthouse since the 79-year-old comedian's criminal trial began last week. The Cosby Show star is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and molesting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in January 2004 at his mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. If convicted, Cosby could face up to 10 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has repeatedly denied similar claims from numerous other women.
More: Bill Cosby Faces Accuser Andrea Constand in Court During Sexual Assault Trial
Meanwhile in court, it was the defense's turn to present their case after the prosecution called up 12 witnesses -- including Constand who took the stand two days in a row -- before...
Camille, 73, was all smiles as she escorted her husband into the government building. This is the first time Cosby's wife has been seen at the courthouse since the 79-year-old comedian's criminal trial began last week. The Cosby Show star is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and molesting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in January 2004 at his mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. If convicted, Cosby could face up to 10 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has repeatedly denied similar claims from numerous other women.
More: Bill Cosby Faces Accuser Andrea Constand in Court During Sexual Assault Trial
Meanwhile in court, it was the defense's turn to present their case after the prosecution called up 12 witnesses -- including Constand who took the stand two days in a row -- before...
- 6/12/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The prosecution rested its case Friday afternoon in the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby, after jurors heard testimony about his use of Quaaludes with women whom he was interested in sexually.
The defense will began presenting its case on Monday — and Cosby’s spokesman says his team has not ruled out having him testify in his own defense.
“Nothing is ever off the table in a trial of this magnitude,” Andrew Wyatt told reporters during the lunch break on Friday. “You have to look at all your options. In a ball game, things change and players are taken out...
The defense will began presenting its case on Monday — and Cosby’s spokesman says his team has not ruled out having him testify in his own defense.
“Nothing is ever off the table in a trial of this magnitude,” Andrew Wyatt told reporters during the lunch break on Friday. “You have to look at all your options. In a ball game, things change and players are taken out...
- 6/9/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
As the prosecution rested in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial Friday, a rep for the actor opened the door to the possibility of Cosby taking the stand in his defense. “Nothing is ever off the table,” said Cosby rep Andrew Wyatt. Cosby’s legal team has previously said they do not plan for him to testify. This week, jurors heard two decade-old interviews with Cosby, one with police and one in a deposition in a civil lawsuit brought by Andrea Costand, the accuser in his criminal trial. Also Read: Bill Cosby Quaaludes Confession: He Got Drugs to Give Women...
- 6/9/2017
- by Allie Volpe
- The Wrap
During his sexual assault trial on Thursday, testimony turned to a long-sealed deposition given by Bill Cosby in which he admitted to having “a romantic interest” in Andrea Constand — who has accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2004.
The deposition was for a 2005 civil lawsuit brought by Constand against Cosby. In it, Cosby also admitted to having sex with teens and offering Quaaludes to women with whom he wanted to have sex.
During trial on Wednesday, Constand, who is gay and has said she never had any romantic interest in Cosby, testified, “He had never disclosed to me...
The deposition was for a 2005 civil lawsuit brought by Constand against Cosby. In it, Cosby also admitted to having sex with teens and offering Quaaludes to women with whom he wanted to have sex.
During trial on Wednesday, Constand, who is gay and has said she never had any romantic interest in Cosby, testified, “He had never disclosed to me...
- 6/9/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby is in the middle of a trial for allegedly sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. He has been surrounded by supporters in court, but he has not been seen publicly with wife Camille since April and she has not been in the courtroom.
Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt has told People she plans to attend the trial, and she has remained supportive of her husband of more than 50 years before and after he was charged with sexual assault in 2014.
“She is going to come one day — I haven’t figured out which day yet,” Wyatt tells People.
“Camille is...
Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt has told People she plans to attend the trial, and she has remained supportive of her husband of more than 50 years before and after he was charged with sexual assault in 2014.
“She is going to come one day — I haven’t figured out which day yet,” Wyatt tells People.
“Camille is...
- 6/8/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan and KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
The mother of a female witness who testified Monday that Bill Cosby allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her testified Tuesday that her daughter was depressed and anxious after the comedian allegedly “intimidated” her into taking a drug at the Bel-Air Hotel in 1996.
“She changed considerably… Anxious. Depressed. Sad,” Dr. Patrice Sewell, a retired educator, said of her daughter, Kelly Johnson, who testified Monday that Cosby allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her when she was the assistant of his agent at the William Morris talent agency.
“She folded down on herself,” Sewell said, her voice shaking with emotion as she fought off tears.
“She changed considerably… Anxious. Depressed. Sad,” Dr. Patrice Sewell, a retired educator, said of her daughter, Kelly Johnson, who testified Monday that Cosby allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her when she was the assistant of his agent at the William Morris talent agency.
“She folded down on herself,” Sewell said, her voice shaking with emotion as she fought off tears.
- 6/6/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
2017-06-05T12:58:17-07:00Former 'Cosby Show' Actress Supports Bill Cosby in Court
Bill Cosby’s former TV daughter Keshia Knight Pulliam walked into a Norristown, Pennsylvania, courtroom today with the entertainer on the first day of his sexual assault trial, People confirms.
Pulliam, 38, played Cosby’s daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show.
At least one other member of Cosby’s television family — actress Phylicia Rashad, 68, who played his wife on The Cosby Show — is expected to make an appearance during the trial, says Andrew Wyatt, Cosby’s spokesman.
Read the rest of this article at People.
The Cosby Show aired on NBC from 1984 to 1992.
Bill Cosby’s former TV daughter Keshia Knight Pulliam walked into a Norristown, Pennsylvania, courtroom today with the entertainer on the first day of his sexual assault trial, People confirms.
Pulliam, 38, played Cosby’s daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show.
At least one other member of Cosby’s television family — actress Phylicia Rashad, 68, who played his wife on The Cosby Show — is expected to make an appearance during the trial, says Andrew Wyatt, Cosby’s spokesman.
Read the rest of this article at People.
The Cosby Show aired on NBC from 1984 to 1992.
- 6/5/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial got underway Monday morning with opening statements from both sides.
Prosecutors painted him as a sexual predator who took advantage of a woman who viewed him as her mentor by drugging her then sexually assaulting her. The defense portrayed him as an innocent man who has een wrongfully accused.
“Trust, betrayal and the inability to consent — that’s what this case is about,” Montgomery County assistant district attorney Kristen Feden told the jury in her hour-long opening statement.
“This case is about a man,” she said, walking over to Cosby. “This man, who used...
Prosecutors painted him as a sexual predator who took advantage of a woman who viewed him as her mentor by drugging her then sexually assaulting her. The defense portrayed him as an innocent man who has een wrongfully accused.
“Trust, betrayal and the inability to consent — that’s what this case is about,” Montgomery County assistant district attorney Kristen Feden told the jury in her hour-long opening statement.
“This case is about a man,” she said, walking over to Cosby. “This man, who used...
- 6/5/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby’s former TV daughter Keshia Knight Pulliam walked into a Norristown, Pennsylvania, courtroom today with the entertainer on the first day of his sexual assault trial, People confirms.
Pulliam, 38, played Cosby’s daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show.
At least one other member of Cosby’s television family — actress Phylicia Rashad, 68, who played his wife on The Cosby Show — is expected to make an appearance during the trial, says Andrew Wyatt, Cosby’s spokesman.
Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will also show up at the courthouse, Wyatt tells People.
Representatives for Rashad and Taylor...
Pulliam, 38, played Cosby’s daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show.
At least one other member of Cosby’s television family — actress Phylicia Rashad, 68, who played his wife on The Cosby Show — is expected to make an appearance during the trial, says Andrew Wyatt, Cosby’s spokesman.
Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will also show up at the courthouse, Wyatt tells People.
Representatives for Rashad and Taylor...
- 6/5/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan and Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, entertainer Bill Cosby will walk into a Norristown, Pennsylvania, courtroom to face trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand in January 2004.
Whether he walks out a convicted man or an exonerated one is uncertain, experts say. It’s also an open question whether he can resume his career, as he’s publicly said he’d like to do after the trial.
On the trial’s first day, actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played his daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show, and Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will be there to support him,...
Whether he walks out a convicted man or an exonerated one is uncertain, experts say. It’s also an open question whether he can resume his career, as he’s publicly said he’d like to do after the trial.
On the trial’s first day, actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played his daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show, and Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will be there to support him,...
- 6/5/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam will appear at court in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Monday with her former TV dad Bill Cosby when he goes on trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, Cosby’s spokesman tells People.
Pulliam, 38, played Cosby’s daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show.
And she’s not the only person who will be appearing at court.
Actress Phylicia Rashad, 68, who played his wife on The Cosby Show, will make an appearance at some point during the trial as well, Wyatt says.
Representatives for Pulliam, Rashad and Taylor could not immediately be reached...
Pulliam, 38, played Cosby’s daughter Rudy on The Cosby Show.
And she’s not the only person who will be appearing at court.
Actress Phylicia Rashad, 68, who played his wife on The Cosby Show, will make an appearance at some point during the trial as well, Wyatt says.
Representatives for Pulliam, Rashad and Taylor could not immediately be reached...
- 6/4/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
As Bill Cosby prepares for his sexual assault trial next month, the entertainer posted a tweet Monday expressing love for his family and seemingly urging his slain son Ennis, who has been dead for 20 years, to “keep fighting.”
“I love you Camille, Erika, Erin, Ensa & Evin — keep fighting in Spirit Ennis,” reads the post.
Ennis Cosby, 27, was fatally shot in January 1997 during an attempted carjacking after he pulled onto the roadside of Interstate 405 in Los Angeles to change a flat tire. The killer, Michael Markhasev, was convicted and sentenced to life without parole.
I love you Camille, Erika, Erinn, Ensa...
“I love you Camille, Erika, Erin, Ensa & Evin — keep fighting in Spirit Ennis,” reads the post.
Ennis Cosby, 27, was fatally shot in January 1997 during an attempted carjacking after he pulled onto the roadside of Interstate 405 in Los Angeles to change a flat tire. The killer, Michael Markhasev, was convicted and sentenced to life without parole.
I love you Camille, Erika, Erinn, Ensa...
- 5/15/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Pennsylvania jurors will hear entertainer Bill Cosby’s explosive testimony about giving quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill ruled Friday.
However, they will not hear about his jokes about Spanish fly, the purported aphrodisiac, nor will they hear about the civil lawsuit he settled with defendant Andrea Constand in late 2006, O’Neill ruled.
Cosby, 79, is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand, now 44, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, mansion in January 2004. Cosby has pleaded not guilty to the charges...
However, they will not hear about his jokes about Spanish fly, the purported aphrodisiac, nor will they hear about the civil lawsuit he settled with defendant Andrea Constand in late 2006, O’Neill ruled.
Cosby, 79, is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand, now 44, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, mansion in January 2004. Cosby has pleaded not guilty to the charges...
- 4/28/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
As his sexual assault trial looms, Bill Cosby broke his silence early Wednesday to say he is now completely blind.
Also, in an emotional essay published early Wednesday, Cosby’s youngest daughter Evin defended the entertainer.
My father “loves and respects women,” Evin Cosby, 40, wrote in an essay published on the Nnpa Newswire. “He is not abusive, violent or a rapist. Sure, like many celebrities tempted by opportunity, he had his affairs, but that was between him and my mother. They have worked through it and moved on, and I am glad they did for them and for our family”
Cosby,...
Also, in an emotional essay published early Wednesday, Cosby’s youngest daughter Evin defended the entertainer.
My father “loves and respects women,” Evin Cosby, 40, wrote in an essay published on the Nnpa Newswire. “He is not abusive, violent or a rapist. Sure, like many celebrities tempted by opportunity, he had his affairs, but that was between him and my mother. They have worked through it and moved on, and I am glad they did for them and for our family”
Cosby,...
- 4/26/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
The Ninth Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — co-presented by Cinema St. Louis and the Webster University Film Series started last Friday and continues the next two weekends — The Classic French Film Festival celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. The featured films span the decades from the 1920s through the mid-1990s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
All films are screened at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood).
The fest is annually highlighted by significant restorations, which this year includes films by two New Wave masters: Jacques Rivette’s first feature, “Paris Belongs to Us,” and François Truffaut’s cinephilic love letter, “Day for Night.” The fest also provides one of the few opportunities available in St. Louis to see films projected the old-school, time-honored way, with both Alain Resnais’ “Last Year at Marienbad” and Robert Bresson’s “Au hasard Balthazar” screening from 35mm prints.
All films are screened at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood).
The fest is annually highlighted by significant restorations, which this year includes films by two New Wave masters: Jacques Rivette’s first feature, “Paris Belongs to Us,” and François Truffaut’s cinephilic love letter, “Day for Night.” The fest also provides one of the few opportunities available in St. Louis to see films projected the old-school, time-honored way, with both Alain Resnais’ “Last Year at Marienbad” and Robert Bresson’s “Au hasard Balthazar” screening from 35mm prints.
- 3/21/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Only one of 13 accusers who prosecutors wanted to testify at Bill Cosby’s upcoming sexual assault trial in June will be allowed to testify, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Friday.
After considering both the prosecution and defense motions as well as legal arguments given at December hearings and in post-hearing briefs, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill ruled that only the account of alleged “Victim 6” meets the extremely high legal standards needed to be admitted as a so-called “prior bad act.”
In his one-paragraph order, O’Neill said he balanced the “probative value” of the “other acts” evidence vs. the potential prejudice to the defendant.
After considering both the prosecution and defense motions as well as legal arguments given at December hearings and in post-hearing briefs, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill ruled that only the account of alleged “Victim 6” meets the extremely high legal standards needed to be admitted as a so-called “prior bad act.”
In his one-paragraph order, O’Neill said he balanced the “probative value” of the “other acts” evidence vs. the potential prejudice to the defendant.
- 2/24/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
The Ninth Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — co-presented by Cinema St. Louis and the Webster University Film Series — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. The featured films span the decades from the 1920s through the mid-1990s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The fest is annually highlighted by significant restorations, which this year includes films by two New Wave masters: Jacques Rivette’s first feature, “Paris Belongs to Us,” and François Truffaut’s cinephilic love letter, “Day for Night.” The fest also provides one of the few opportunities available in St. Louis to see films projected the old-school, time-honored way, with both Alain Resnais’ “Last Year at Marienbad” and Robert Bresson’s “Au hasard Balthazar” screening from 35mm prints. Even more traditional, we also offer a silent film with live music, and audiences are sure to delight in the Poor People of Paris...
The fest is annually highlighted by significant restorations, which this year includes films by two New Wave masters: Jacques Rivette’s first feature, “Paris Belongs to Us,” and François Truffaut’s cinephilic love letter, “Day for Night.” The fest also provides one of the few opportunities available in St. Louis to see films projected the old-school, time-honored way, with both Alain Resnais’ “Last Year at Marienbad” and Robert Bresson’s “Au hasard Balthazar” screening from 35mm prints. Even more traditional, we also offer a silent film with live music, and audiences are sure to delight in the Poor People of Paris...
- 1/31/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, judge ruled Monday that Bill Cosby’s deposition in his sexual assault accuser’s long-settled civil lawsuit against him can be used as evidence in his upcoming criminal trial.
Cosby’s attorneys argued in November that the judge should not allow the deposition to be used in the criminal case because, they claimed, former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. promised not to prosecute the 79-year-old Cosby in exchange for his cooperation with Andrea Constand‘s lawsuit.
In the deposition for Constand’s suit, conducted over four days in 2005 and 2006, Cosby admitted to having...
Cosby’s attorneys argued in November that the judge should not allow the deposition to be used in the criminal case because, they claimed, former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. promised not to prosecute the 79-year-old Cosby in exchange for his cooperation with Andrea Constand‘s lawsuit.
In the deposition for Constand’s suit, conducted over four days in 2005 and 2006, Cosby admitted to having...
- 12/5/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby’s due process rights were not violated by the 11-year delay in his arrest, Pennsylvania prosecutors argued in a strongly worded new court filing following Cosby’s latest motion to dismiss the sexual assault case against him.
“Defendant seeks to avoid facing a jury of his peers â. yet again â. by asking this Court for the dismissal of charges against him,” Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a Tuesday response to Cosby’s motion, which was filed earlier this month.
The comedianâ.s defense team argued he has been â.deprived of his due process rights,...
“Defendant seeks to avoid facing a jury of his peers â. yet again â. by asking this Court for the dismissal of charges against him,” Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a Tuesday response to Cosby’s motion, which was filed earlier this month.
The comedianâ.s defense team argued he has been â.deprived of his due process rights,...
- 10/19/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Earlier this year, Lykke Li announced she was forming a band, Liv. In September, the group shared their first song, “Wings of Love.” The music Nsfw video, directed by the singer herself, was released Wednesday. The newly formed Swedish folk group, which features Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg from Miike Snow, Björn Yttling from Peter Bjorn and John […]
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- 10/14/2016
- by Antoine Ruiz
- Uinterview
Bill Cosby has replaced a key member of his defense team, Cosby spokesperson Andrew Wyatt confirms to People. Angela Agrusa of Liner L.L.P. will take over for Washington, D.C.-based attorney Monique Pressley, who has vigorously defended Cosby against the more than 50 women who have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct and assault by Cosby. Agrusa, the head of litigation at the L.A. and N.Y.C. firm, will help defend Cosby in the pending criminal case in Pennsylvania, where Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually...
- 8/17/2016
- by Christine Pelisek and Nicole Weisenee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno has ruled that entertainer Bill Cosby cannot sue accuser Andrea Constand for breach of contract for violating their confidentiality agreement by cooperating with law enforcement officials in a case that led to Cosby's arrest last December.
However, Cosby can sue her for some of her tweets and an interview she did with the Toronto Sun last summer, according to Robreno's order. He can also sue her attorneys, Dolores Troiani and Bebe Kivitz, for an open letter they wrote to Bruce L. Castor, Jr., who was running for district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,...
However, Cosby can sue her for some of her tweets and an interview she did with the Toronto Sun last summer, according to Robreno's order. He can also sue her attorneys, Dolores Troiani and Bebe Kivitz, for an open letter they wrote to Bruce L. Castor, Jr., who was running for district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,...
- 7/18/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno has ruled that entertainer Bill Cosby cannot sue accuser Andrea Constand for breach of contract for violating their confidentiality agreement by cooperating with law enforcement officials in a case that led to Cosby's arrest last December. However, Cosby can sue her for some of her tweets and an interview she did with the Toronto Sun last summer, according to Robreno's order. He can also sue her attorneys, Dolores Troiani and Bebe Kivitz, for an open letter they wrote to Bruce L. Castor, Jr., who was running for district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,...
- 7/18/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno has ruled that entertainer Bill Cosby cannot sue accuser Andrea Constand for breach of contract for violating their confidentiality agreement by cooperating with law enforcement officials in a case that led to Cosby's arrest last December. However, Cosby can sue her for some of her tweets and an interview she did with the Toronto Sun last summer, according to Robreno's order. He can also sue her attorneys, Dolores Troiani and Bebe Kivitz, for an open letter they wrote to Bruce L. Castor, Jr., who was running for district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,...
- 7/18/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill refused to dismiss the criminal case against Bill Cosby Thursday, ruling he does not have the right to confront his accuser at a preliminary hearing.
Cosby, 78, – who was back in court on Thursday – is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrew Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004.
The case was held for trial after a May 24 prelminary hearing, but Cosby's attorneys were challenging the outcome because Constand did not testify. Instead, a detective read a statement she gave to authorities on Jan.
Cosby, 78, – who was back in court on Thursday – is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrew Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004.
The case was held for trial after a May 24 prelminary hearing, but Cosby's attorneys were challenging the outcome because Constand did not testify. Instead, a detective read a statement she gave to authorities on Jan.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill refused to dismiss the criminal case against Bill Cosby Thursday, ruling he does not have the right to confront his accuser at a preliminary hearing. Cosby, 78, - who was back in court on Thursday - is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrew Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004. The case was held for trial after a May 24 prelminary hearing, but Cosby's attorneys were challenging the outcome because Constand did not testify. Instead, a detective read a statement she gave to authorities on Jan.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
At his May 24 preliminary hearing for his upcoming sexual assault trial, Bill Cosby's attorneys took issue with the fact that alleged victim Andrea Constand was not present to testify in person. Instead, a detective read a statement Constand gave to authorities on Jan. 22, 2005, during the early stages of the case. Cosby, 78, is back in court Thursday in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to ask a judge to order Constand, 43, to appear in person at a new preliminary hearing - or dismiss all charges against him. "The Commonwealth relied solely upon hearsay evidence to establish the elements of the charged offense, without providing Mr.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
At his May 24 preliminary hearing for his upcoming sexual assault trial, Bill Cosby's attorneys took issue with the fact that alleged victim Andrea Constand was not present to testify in person. Instead, a detective read a statement Constand gave to authorities on Jan. 22, 2005, during the early stages of the case. Cosby, 78, is back in court Thursday in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to ask a judge to order Constand, 43, to appear in person at a new preliminary hearing - or dismiss all charges against him. "The Commonwealth relied solely upon hearsay evidence to establish the elements of the charged offense, without providing Mr.
- 7/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
For Kristina Ruehli suing entertainer Bill Cosby for defamation was never about the money.
It was about clearing her name.
Last Friday, a day after a federal judge denied Cosby's motion to dismiss her case – a huge victory for her – she withdrew her lawsuit.
"I put my money where my mouth was – I spent nearly $100,000 on lawyers – to prove that I was telling the truth ... about this monster," Ruehli, 73, tells People. "I have stood up for myself. Now it's time to go back to my happy life, lose some weight and weed my garden."
Andrew Wyatt, Cosby's spokesman,...
It was about clearing her name.
Last Friday, a day after a federal judge denied Cosby's motion to dismiss her case – a huge victory for her – she withdrew her lawsuit.
"I put my money where my mouth was – I spent nearly $100,000 on lawyers – to prove that I was telling the truth ... about this monster," Ruehli, 73, tells People. "I have stood up for myself. Now it's time to go back to my happy life, lose some weight and weed my garden."
Andrew Wyatt, Cosby's spokesman,...
- 6/27/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
For Kristina Ruehli suing entertainer Bill Cosby for defamation was never about the money. It was about clearing her name. Last Friday, a day after a federal judge denied Cosby's motion to dismiss her case - a huge victory for her - she withdrew her lawsuit. "I put my money where my mouth was - I spent nearly $100,000 on lawyers - to prove that I was telling the truth ... about this monster," Ruehli, 73, tells People. "I have stood up for myself. Now it's time to go back to my happy life, lose some weight and weed my garden." Andrew Wyatt,...
- 6/27/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
For Kristina Ruehli suing entertainer Bill Cosby for defamation was never about the money. It was about clearing her name. Last Friday, a day after a federal judge denied Cosby's motion to dismiss her case - a huge victory for her - she withdrew her lawsuit. "I put my money where my mouth was - I spent nearly $100,000 on lawyers - to prove that I was telling the truth ... about this monster," Ruehli, 73, tells People. "I have stood up for myself. Now it's time to go back to my happy life, lose some weight and weed my garden." Andrew Wyatt,...
- 6/27/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
From the moment entertainer Bill Cosby laid eyes on Andrea Constand in November 2002, he had "a romantic interest" in her, he said in his deposition for her long-settled lawsuit, which was obtained by People.
A mutual friend introduced them at Temple University's Liacouris Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cosby said, but he kept his romantic interest quiet because "I don't know her. She doesn't know me," he said.
His plan was to "meet her" and then "perhaps to have some moments with her that would have to do with some sort of friendship," he said.
He never told Constand, then 29 and...
A mutual friend introduced them at Temple University's Liacouris Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cosby said, but he kept his romantic interest quiet because "I don't know her. She doesn't know me," he said.
His plan was to "meet her" and then "perhaps to have some moments with her that would have to do with some sort of friendship," he said.
He never told Constand, then 29 and...
- 5/26/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
From the moment entertainer Bill Cosby laid eyes on Andrea Constand in November 2002, he had "a romantic interest" in her, he said in his deposition for her long-settled lawsuit, which was obtained by People. A mutual friend introduced them at Temple University's Liacouris Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cosby said, but he kept his romantic interest quiet because "I don't know her. She doesn't know me," he said. His plan was to "meet her" and then "perhaps to have some moments with her that would have to do with some sort of friendship," he said. He never told Constand, then 29 and...
- 5/26/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
After a three-hour preliminary hearing, District Judge Elizabeth McHugh held entertainer Bill Cosby over for trial on charges he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple employee Andrea Constand in 2004. "Mr. Cosby, based on the evidence and testimony represented here today, I'm going to hold you on all charges," she said at the end of the hearing, in which a statement Constand gave to detectives revealed new alleged details about that fateful night. She then scheduled his formal arraignment for July 20, which he quickly waived. Cosby was mum other than to say "thank you" to the judge for explaining the waiver.
- 5/24/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
After a three-hour preliminary hearing, District Judge Elizabeth McHugh held entertainer Bill Cosby over for trial on charges he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple employee Andrea Constand in 2004. "Mr. Cosby, based on the evidence and testimony represented here today, I'm going to hold you on all charges," she said at the end of the hearing, in which a statement Constand gave to detectives revealed new alleged details about that fateful night. She then scheduled his formal arraignment for July 20, which he quickly waived. Cosby was mum other than to say "thank you" to the judge for explaining the waiver.
- 5/24/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Entertainer Bill Cosby admitted to having sex with at least two teen-aged girls and said an agency would send "five or six" models to his studio each week while he was filming one of his sitcoms, according to portions of Cosby's deposition in a long-settled civil released by the Associated Press on the eve of a preliminary hearing on the lone criminal case against Cosby.
Cosby said he would give the struggling, young actresses a "very, very good meal" and described a sexual encounter he had with one of them in 2000, according to the transcripts from the depositions Cosby...
Cosby said he would give the struggling, young actresses a "very, very good meal" and described a sexual encounter he had with one of them in 2000, according to the transcripts from the depositions Cosby...
- 5/24/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
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