Okay-- sorry to sound like an idiot but exactly how did this whole Bill Cosby thing unfold.

[diabeticman]

I do want to say I am sorry. My wife and I have been dealing with a lot a things: Both working. My Grandmother past this weekend ( that is Grandma number 3-- My Dad's mom and my Stepmom's Mom passed earlier this year.) my wife's mother had hip surgery on her other hip with now has made it difficult for her to walk because the first surgery she had 13 years ago the doctor broke her leg while putting in the hip and placed 2 bands on her bone to fix the issue. Well, after the surgery she ended up depending on the other leg more than people realized. (my wife had a clue but after the surgery she realized it when her mom couldn't walk). anyways needless to say my wife and I are just getting back to a normal level and we hear this about Bill Cosby and if someone can please give us the major facts. it will help us--or my wife understand this all better.

She did google and yahoo the thing and so much junk came up.

so a kind of jumping off point would be helpful.

[mfcorey1]

1. An African American comedian made a comment about Bill Cosby getting

away with rape. It piqued some interest and so people began to dig into the information, revealing what we are hearing now. Then one of the victims began to tell her encounter with him. The deluge has followed.

[diabeticman]

8. Thanks for the info

[antiquie]

2. We've known about accusations for decades then

Bill Cosby Asks Fans to Make Him an Internet Meme and It Backfires

[diabeticman]

7. WHOA thanks for the link.

[JDDavis]

3. Perhaps this link and background info will help.

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/20/7246681/rape-victims-bill-cosby

On Tuesday, Janice Dickinson became the 15th woman to accuse Bill Cosby of raping, drugging, or sexually assaulting her, and the fifth to do so publicly. These women tell a similar story: that they met Cosby when they were young women. That he spent time with them under the guise of professional mentorship. And that he, at some point, drugged their drinks and assaulted them while they were incapacitated.

[diabeticman]

6. Thanks for the link.

[vi5]

4. This stuff has been whispered about for years....

I'm not sure why nobody ever charged him or went to the cops, but there's been a lot of talk about this over the years.

Recently Hannibal Burress who is a rising young African American comic talked about it in his stand up act. He encouraged people to look it up and to think about it.

Then from there, all the articles and blog posts about it opened up floodgates for people to start talking about it and accussers to come forward and tell their stories again.

[Rex]

5. Had no idea either, I heard years ago someone make a comment

but I just thought is was a lame joke. Had no idea they were telling the truth.