Cosby
praises wife, disparages media in newspaper interview
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[December 15, 2014]
(Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby,
besieged by a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, has praised his
wife for supporting him and criticized the media for its coverage of a
scandal that has already compromised his career.
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Cosby, once a revered father figure and a forceful advocate of
self-help for his fellow African Americans, made the remarks in a
rare telephone interview with the New York Post, which published
them on its website late on Saturday.
More than a dozen women have stepped forward to accuse Cosby of
giving them alcohol or drugs and then sexually assaulting them in
incidents that go back decades.
Several of the women have filed lawsuits against the actor, best
known for playing Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show, which aired
from 1984 to 1992. Cosby has never been criminally charged, and
through his lawyers, he denies the allegations.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2014/Dec/15/images/ads/current/state_bank_sda_christmas.png) In the Post's telephone interview, Cosby was asked how his wife of
50 years, Camille Cosby, was holding up amid the controversy.
“Love and the strength of womanhood,” he said. “Let me say it again,
love and the strength of womanhood. And, you could reverse it, the
strength of womanhood and love.”
But Cosby did not speak highly of the media.
“Let me say this,” Cosby said. “I only expect the black media to
uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do
that you have to go in with a neutral mind.”
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Cosby said he has been advised by lawyers not to comment on the
allegations and he cut off interview, the Post said.
“They don’t want me talking to the media,” Cosby said.
(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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