Bill Cosby Fiasco Heightens: College Cuts Ties, More Cancelled Appearances & Messy Allegations

What’s more? This week it was reported that in 2005, Cosby testified under oath that he gave a tabloid another story, in exchange for them not to run a story about him involving accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman. Specifically, he gave the National Enquirer an exclusive interview about the accusations by a Canadian woman against him in exchange for the tabloid spiking a second accuser’s story.

Earlier this week, excerpts of Cosby’s deposition from a civil lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand quote Cosby as saying he feared the public would believe her accusations if the Enquirer published similar claims by Beth Ferrier. Both women claim they were molested and drugged by the comedian. According to Page Six, Cosby was asked:

Did you ever think that if Beth Ferrier’s story was printed in the National Enquirer, that that would make the public believe that maybe Andrea was also telling the truth?

“Exactly,” Cosby replied.

According to the deposition, Cosby admitted he had a contract with the Enquirer.

“I would give them an exclusive story, my word.” In return, “they would not print the story of – print Beth’s story.”

Reportedly, Cosby had been given a draft of Ferrier’s interview with the Enquirer and was told she had passed its lie-detector test.

Meanwhile, Cosby has refused to discuss allegations raised in recent weeks by numerous women.

[Associated Press, Page Six, Boston Globe]

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