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Rapper Boosie spoke out to defend Bill Cosby after a new mug shot of the incarcerated comedian went viral. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, an image of a disheveled Cosby was shared a significant number of times on social media. The photo caused some to have empathy for Cosby, 83, as he serves time in prison.…

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections ignited Twitter turmoil when it published a newer and messier mug shot of disgraced comedy legend Bill Cosby on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, Officials at the State Correctional Institution-Phoenix in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, told TMZ that all inmates get new mug shots when their appearances change and Cosby was due for…

Defamed comic legend Bill Cosby reportedly kicked Lisa Bonet off the hit spin-off show “A Different World” when he found out she was pregnant. Bonet’s ex-husband and musician Lenny Kravitz outlines that memorable and infamous episode in 1988 in his memoir, Let Love Rule. Kravitz, 56, claims in the book that Cosby became extremely angry…

“The Cosby Show” changed the face of the American television industry. Starring Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad as a married couple who raised their kids in Brooklyn, New York, while working as a doctor and lawyer, the show provided a progressive look at a Black family. However, Cosby’s conviction on sexual assault charges in 2018…

Boosie has been restless during his quarantine time, especially since his Instagram account has been shut down due to his proclivity to post porn-like material on his page. Therefore, the controversial and relentlessly rambunctious rapper has taken to Twitter to unload his thoughts on the public. The rapper, who was born Torrence Hatch Jr. in…

Bill Cosby is attempting to have his conviction overturned. On Aug. 11, 2020, Cosby’s lawyers appealed his conviction to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The embattled celebrity’s lawyers believe that Cosby, 83, was not given a fair trial. Cosby’s case centered around a deposition that he gave in 2004 in where he was promised by a district…

Camille Cosby, the wife of Bill Cosby, had some choice words for the “Me Too” movement. She recently shared her thoughts on the women’s movement against sexual abuse and assault and also spoke about her husband’s prison sentence. In her first major interview since Bill Cosby’s sentencing, Camille Cosby took aim at White women who…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted to grant disgraced comedy legend Bill Cosby the right to file an appeal on his conviction of sexual assault. The creator of the monumental “The Cosby Show,” is in the middle of a three-to-10 year sentence after his conviction on sexual assault and drugging a woman in 2004. There are…

Bill Cosby’s lawyer believes that the state of Pennsylvania has given the embattled comedian a death sentence. During an interview with African Diaspora News, Andrew Wyatt said that Cosby could be forced to live out his last days behind bars due to the COVID-19 crisis. “Mr. Cosby wasn’t given a death sentence, but what they’re…

Rapper Boosie believes that Bill Cosby should be free. The outspoken rapper recently shared his views on Cosby, COVID-19 and Tekashi 69. “Free Bill Cosby,” Boosie yelled while in the midst of answering a question from DJ Vlad for Vlad TV. “He’s 80-something-years-old, and they let a rat out of jail.” Boosie was referring to…

Bill Cosby’s spokesperson’s appeal to the court to grant the disgraced comedian a “compassionate release” was denied by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, contends the 82-year-old creator of “The Cosby Show” and “Fat Albert” will not survive if he contracts the coronavirus in prison…

Tiny Harris recently shared her thoughts about Bill Cosby, 82, and his desires for an early release from prison. On the latest episode of “The Tiny Jo Show” podcast, Harris and her co-host, Shekinah Anderson, discussed the former sitcom star. “No disrespect to the women that were involved, I just feel like Bill [Cosby] is…

Bill Cosby wants out of prison. On Wednesday, March 25, Cosby’s lawyers decided to file a motion to get the embattled comedian released from prison, according to Page Six. The motion comes after the White House revealed it is considering the release of some older and nonviolent federal inmates to reduce the risk of an…

As soon as disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape, Twitter unloaded on the many Black apologists who supported Bill Cosby despite being convicted for sexual assault. The common theme among many Black Twitter users, particularly African American women, is that many Black men can no longer support…

After former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and another criminal sex act on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, Bill Cosby’s camp released a statement calling the jury verdict a “very sad day in America.” Cosby’s publicist Andrew Wyatt posted this to the disgraced comedian’s Instagram and Twitter platforms after the Weinstein…

Bill Cosby has added his thoughts on the controversial interview Gayle King held with Lisa Leslie. Following the interview, King took backlash from several celebrities, including Snoop Dogg who went after her and Oprah on social media. Snoop posted a photo of Oprah with Harvey Weinstein, her former business partner in the movie industry. His…

Bill Cosby’s rep did not appreciate Eddie Murphy’s joke about the disgraced comedian during his highly celebrated return to “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 21, 2019. During his opening monologue, Murphy told a joke that described how his and Cosby’s circumstances had changed over the past 30 years. In the 1980s, Murphy was considered an…

Harvey Weinstein has come to terms with his female accusers. On Dec. 11, The New York Times reported that Weinstein reached a tentative settlement with the women who said he harassed them. Over 30 actresses and ex-employees of Weinstein were named in the lawsuit against him and his company, Weinstein Company. The women will receive…

Disgraced comic legend Bill Cosby tried to get his sexual assault conviction overturned in the appellate court, but his request was denied. According to TMZ, the appellate court ruled that Cosby had a uniquely identifiable “sexual assault playbook” that was clearly and irrefutably established during his trial. “The Cosby Show” star is currently serving three…

Comic legend Bill Cosby conducted a scorched-earth policy in his first interview since being imprisoned at SCI Phoenix, a maximum-security Pennsylvania penitentiary near Philadelphia. Cosby, 82, told the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s BlackPressUSA.com that he has no “remorse” and was “set up” by “imposters” in order to secure a guilty verdict. He is currently serving…