Camille Cosby Breaks Her Silence, Defends Husband: He is the man you thought you knew.

Camille Cosby, the wife of Bill Cosby, has broken her silence, issuing a statement on Monday, dismissing accusations from more than 15 women that they were drugged and raped by her husband as long ago as the late 1960s. Read the full statement:

I met my husband, Bill Cosby, in 1963, and we were married in 1964. The man I met, and fell in love with, and whom I continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. He is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend. He is the man you thought you knew.

A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the media have given a pass. There appears to be no vetting of my husband’s accusers before stories are published or aired. An accusation is published, and immediately goes viral.