You literally have to be someone who does not have cable or the internet to not know what’s going on with America’s Favorite TV Dad. Sexual allegations have emerged against Bill Cosby and now everyone is questioning could this really be true.
More women are surfacing daily and sharing their experiences with Bill Cosby. Although he hasn’t been charged with anything, networks & corporations are now distancing themselves from him.
Cosby had a show in development with NBC, which has now been cancelled. TV Land originally had ‘The Cosby Show’ in its rotation for the Thanksgiving break, but has also cancelled the show indefinitely. Netflix has joined NBC and TV Land, by deciding not to air the scheduled comedy special on 11/28, Bill Cosby at 77.
Here are a few questions on everyone’s mind:
- What will become of Bill Cosby?
- What will his legacy be now?
- Will he ever admit to any wrong doing? Is it their word against his?
- Do you feel differently about watching The Cosby Show & Different World now?
- Do you really think TVLand should have taken his show off the air?
- Indefinitely?
- Can and will he be prosecuted? Has too much time gone by?
- How does his wife feel?
- Will she ever speak publicly about it?
When these allegations first surfaced, I tried not to listen. Now the sound is too loud to ignore. I find myself watching his interviews and paying attention to his body language. I even wonder why he doesn’t just say, “I didn’t do those things.”
The Cosby Show and A Different World were very instrumental in my life. They were the primary reason I went to college and even gave me a glimpse of what a household with a happy mother & father (basically marriage) actually looks like. I wanted those things. Now that I’m older, I can go back to some of those episodes and now relate as a parent, when before I related as the child.
I hope in the coming days, Bill Cosby will address these allegations. I think his celebrity is too big to stay silent or to think we will eventually forget about it once it’s out of the media.
BMWK, Will these allegations keep you from watching The Cosby Show or A Different World?