Bill Cosby demands Associated Press reporter 'scuttle' rape questions
Back in the beginning of November, the Associated Press sat down with embattled comedian Bill Cosby and his wife to discuss an art exhibit in Washington, D.C., eventually moving the conversation to the sexual assault allegations that have come back into the public eye recently.
Back in the beginning of November, the Associated Press sat down with embattled comedian Bill Cosby and his wife to discuss an art exhibit in Washington, D.C., eventually moving the conversation to the sexual assault allegations that have come back into the public eye recently. Cosby, as he has been wont to do, replied with a "no comment" and asked for the footage's "scuttling."
"No, no, we don't answer that," Cosby responded when asked about the bit from comedian Hannibal Buress criticizing the 77-year-old star that went viral in October. "There is no comment about that and I'll tell you why: I think you were told. I don't want to compromise your integrity, but I don't talk about it."
Following that, the interview turns back to the art exhibit, with Cosby eventually bringing back the sexual assault allegations he had non-discussed earlier:
I know I didn't say anything, but I'm asking your integrity that since I didn't want to say anything, but I did answer you in terms of I didn't want to say anything, what value would it have? I would appreciate it if it was scuttled. I think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere.
Cosby's response here, in some ways, informs why exactly his lawyers are sending out "proceed at your own peril" notes to journalists covering the Cosby allegations. Though, with that in mind, the AP did not provide clear reasoning as to why the footage was cut in the first place.
[Gawker]