Cosby, Bill

Cultural  

1. A twentieth-century American comedian, actor, and producer. He is known for his stand-up routines, including “Fat Albert,” which later became an animated cartoon, and for his groundbreaking television series I Spy and The Cosby Show.

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Example Sentences

These days, a remarkable number of libel suits, including ones against Bill Cosby, Bill O’Reilly, Roy S. Moore and Mr. Trump, have been filed by women who say they were defamed by men who denied their accusations of sexual misconduct.

From New York Times

Perhaps it’s in young men in power learning from the fall of Roger Ailes, Bill Cosby, Bill O’Reilly, and now Harvey Weinstein – and myriad Silicon Valley executives and more than a handful of academics – that women have voices and, sometimes, people who listen believe them, and the era of impunity might be fading from view.

From The Guardian

In part one of our three-day conversation with Camille Paglia, the brilliant cultural critic talked Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton and the odd, persistent return of ’90s political correctness.

From Salon

We start today with thoughts on Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton, campus political correctness and modern feminism.

From Salon

He ends his blog post with a plea directed at Cosby: “Bill, you have a family who loves you, a wife who is devoted to you; you have more money than you can spend. Please, go live a quiet country life. Allow those of us who truly love you to preserve just a bit of our enchantment.”

From MSNBC