⬆️ @IveyJanette

>> Will #Trump bail #TigerWoods out of jail?

Let's say he does. Then that would mean #tribalism was key, and that #racism played no part in it.

And if he doesn't, are we going to bandy about terms like #intersectionalAnalysis to explain away the alleged #DUI, where specifics of the case are treated as mere pretext for discrimination?

To me, "analysis" of any kind means untangling intertwined factors to arrive at the simplest explanation. #Occam #Cosby

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Agi: Bill Cosby condannato: 19 milioni per violenza sessuale

AGI - Un nuovo verdetto riaccende i riflettori su una delle vicende più controverse dello spettacolo americano. Un tribunale della California ha condannato lunedì Bill Cosby a pagare oltre 19 milioni di dollari di risarcimento a una donna che lo ha accusato di aggressione sessuale.
Una decisione che aggrava la posizione
La decisione, presa in sede civile dopo tre giorni di deliberazioni, aggrava ulteriormente la posizione dell’attore, oggi 88enne, già accusato da decine di donne di comportamenti predatori.
Il racconto della vittima
Durante il processo, celebrato a Santa Monica, è emerso il racconto di Donna Motsinger, oggi 84 anni. La donna ha dichiarato di essere stata drogata nel 1972, quando Cosby avrebbe versato nel suo bicchiere di vino una sostanza presentata come una semplice aspirina.
Dopo aver perso conoscenza, la donna — allora cameriera — ha raccontato di essersi risvegliata a casa, vestita solo con la biancheria intima. Secondo la denuncia, era consapevole di essere stata drogata e violentata.
I precedenti giudiziari
Il caso si inserisce in un quadro giudiziario già segnato da precedenti condanne civili. Nello stesso tribunale - ricorda Afp -, nel 2022, una giuria aveva stabilito che Cosby dovesse versare 500mila dollari a Judy Huth, riconoscendo un’aggressione avvenuta nel 1975, quando la ragazza aveva 16 anni.
Dalla fama alla caduta
Un crollo definitivo per l’ex icona televisiva, a lungo soprannominata “il papà d’America” per il suo ruolo nella serie The Cosby Show, andata in onda tra il 1984 e il 1992.
Nel 2018 l’attore era stato incarcerato in Pennsylvania per un altro caso di violenza sessuale, prima di essere rilasciato nel 2021 dopo l’annullamento della condanna per un vizio procedurale.

Bill Cosby sentenced: $19 million for sexual assault

AGI - A new verdict shines a spotlight on one of the most controversial cases in American entertainment. A California court on Monday ordered Bill Cosby to pay over $19 million in damages to a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

A decision that further aggravates the actor’s position
The decision, made in civil court after three days of deliberations, further complicates the position of the 88-year-old actor, who has already been accused by dozens of women of predatory behavior.

The victim’s testimony
During the trial, held in Santa Monica, the testimony of Donna Motsinger, now 84 years old, emerged. The woman stated that she had been drugged in 1972, when Cosby allegedly poured a substance into her wine glass presented as a simple aspirin.

After losing consciousness, the woman — then a waitress — recounted waking up at home, dressed only in underwear. According to the accusation, she was aware of having been drugged and sexually assaulted.

Previous judicial rulings
The case fits into a judicial landscape already marked by previous civil convictions. In the same court – AFP recalls – in 2022, a jury ruled that Cosby had to pay $500,000 to Judy Huth, acknowledging an assault that occurred in 1975 when the girl was 16 years old.

From fame to fall
A definitive collapse for the former television icon, long nicknamed “the father of America” for his role in the series The Cosby Show, which aired between 1984 and 1992.

In 2018, the actor was incarcerated in Pennsylvania for another case of sexual assault, before being released in 2021 after the annulment of the conviction for a procedural defect.

#BillCosby #American #California #SantaMonica #DonnaMotsinger #Cosby #JudyHuth #America #TheCosbyShow #Pennsylvania

https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-03-24/bill-cosby-condanna-strupro-36270590/

A civil jury in California on Monday found that #BillCosby had drugged & sexually assaulted Donna Motsinger, a former waitress at a Sausalito restaurant, after escorting her to one of his comedy shows in 1972.

The jury awarded Ms. Motsinger $19.25 million in damages, a judgment that comes as #Cosby, by his own account, has run into financial difficulties.

#criminal #law #power #abuse #SexualAssault #ViolenceAgainstWomen

#BillCosby Loses #SexAssault Lawsuit & Faces a $19 Million Judgment

A California jury found that #Cosby had abused Donna Motsinger in 1972 after inviting her to attend one of his comedy shows.

#criminal #law #power #abuse #ViolenceAgainstWomen
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/arts/television/bill-cosby-verdict-lawsuit-donna-motsinger.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Bill Cosby Loses Sex Assault Lawsuit and Faces a $19 Million Judgment

A California jury found that Mr. Cosby had abused Donna Motsinger in 1972 after inviting her to attend one of his comedy shows.

The New York Times

Bill Cosby Wants Janice Dickinson Barred From Testifying at Upcoming Trial

https://misryoum.com/us/entertainment/bill-cosby-wants-janice-dickinson-barred-from-testifying/

Bill Cosby is seeking to prevent Janice Dickinson, Andrea Constand and several other accusers from testifying against him in an upcoming trial ... TMZ has learned. In court documents obtained by TMZ, not only does Cosby want to bar...

#Bill #Cosby #Wants #Janice #Dickinson #Barred #From #Testifying #Upcoming #Trial #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Bill Cosby Wants Janice Dickinson Barred From Testifying at Upcoming Trial

Bill Cosby is seeking to prevent Janice Dickinson, Andrea Constand and several other accusers from testifying against him in an upcoming trial ... TMZ has

US News Hub

@IveyJanette

The reason I felt compelled to comment earlier is because twice in 2 days I saw 2 posts on #BlackMastodon alleging #racism:

1. Women's value gets lower the more children they have.

2. A #rapist was prosecuted. Isn't it good that he was brought to justice?

The person in the post about #BillCosby suggested #Cosby was prosecuted because he was black, not because he raped women.

She used some big words like #intersectionalAnalysis, but nothing of substance
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⬆️ @fulanigirl

>> Racism is intertwined with class bias and misogyny. They do not operate independently of each other.

They do. Conflating them creates unfortunate effects, as in your example where you suggest #BillCosby was prosecuted for being #black (unlike many in the #Epstein network).

It is simpler & more accurate to say #Cosby was disciplined for predation of women, not because of his race.

Also, we do not yet know how many black people are implicated in Epstein case.

#BlackMastodon

Chappelle and the New Cosby Effect

YouTube

A short-funny-interesting summer/rainy-day treat, a freebie vid (usually premium) from Satirist Andy #Borowitz

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/free-gift-from-me?publication_id=2337656&post_id=169767747&r=3jum0y&triedRedirect=true

> Andy chats with comedian W. Kamau Bel- beginning with the frontal assault on humor/truth & Colbert by CBS/Paramount - and the general direction and inevitable demise of the entirety of late-night TV.

Plus some thoughts on #cult belief & #Cosby too.

#LateNite #Comedy #Satire #humor #CBS #Epstein #Paramount #truth #KamauBell #Colbert #media #FCC #TrumpVirus

Free Gift from Me!

The Andy Borowitz Show

The Borowitz Report
Get used to this, those victims are feeling more and more empowered now, and they WILL be coming forward one after another Ala #Cosby

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