"Jill Scott admits she was wrong to lend support to Bill Cosby" The Guardian:

[Stuart G]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/07/jill-scott-admits-bill-cosby-wrong-support

The soul singer Jill Scott has said she was wrong to lend her support to Bill Cosby last year, after he was accused of multiple sexual assaults against women.

In November, when Scott was asked to sign a petition to call on Temple University in Philadelphia to end its relationship with Cosby, who had been a donor to the institution, she replied: “So they’ve proven the alleged allegations? I don’t know. Will they also be giving him back the millions he’s donated.”

After some of her followers criticised her response, she came back with a more vigorous defence, tweeting: “U know Bill Cosby and this is insane. Proof. Period” and then “I’m respecting a man who has done more for the image of Brown people tha[n] almost anyone EVER. From Fat Albert to the Huxtables”.

On Monday, however, it emerged that in 2005 Cosby gave a court deposition in which he admitted under oath that he had procured quaaludes – a powerful sedative – with the intention of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with.

That has prompted Scott to publicly renounce her support for the 77-year-old comedian and actor, saying “his own testimony offers proof of terrible deeds”.

[hlthe2b]

1. It is intensely sad to think someone like Cosby--that many of us 'grew up' with,

would do these things. But the evidence has long been overwhelming. I'm sure it has been even more difficult for those who worked with him professionally.

Just sad all the way around--particularly because of how long it went on and thus how many victims of his behavior.

[Stuart G]

2. And now, even his strongest supporters, like Jill Scott have to admit the truth.

Bill Cosby is a compulsive liar and a serial rapist

Those who stood behind him through it all must feel especially bad.

[LostOne4Ever]

3. What is sad is that she didn't think the testimony of 40+ women didn't count as proof (nt)

[stevenleser]

4. Yeah, I'm trying to think for whom I would have such strong denial. My two kids maybe?

Even then?

[Stuart G]

5. At this point, it looks like Jill Scott is the only person to publically admit that she was wrong.

She deserves some credit for saying so. Where are all the others who defended him?

[joeybee12]

6. Will Whoopi "It wasn't rape rape" Goldberg be next...

She never met a celebrity she wouldn't cover for.