Bill Cosby was once one of the most beloved men in America. For good reason: He could do it all.
He started out as a stand-up comedian and became one of the best in no time, selling out arenas and performing on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” often. Then in 1965, he jumped into drama, starring in “I Spy” on TV, the first weekly dramatic television series to feature an African-American in a starring role. He went on to create a popular kids’ cartoon show, broke into the movies, and then became America’s dad as Cliff Huxtable in the iconic “The Cosby Show.”
But his legendary life all came crashing down on Thursday, when he was found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting a young woman at his home in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004.
Hollywood rejoiced. Rose McGowan, the actress who led the charge against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, was brutal.
Actress and director Amber Tamblyn joined in, delivering a warning to Weinstein.
Others quickly piled on.
“Comedian” Chelsea Handler, a true Trump-hater, had to (for some reason) bring in the president.
But black comedian and writer Larry Wilmore was more circumspect.
And Seth MacFarlane made some sound points.