1 00:00:16,223 --> 00:00:19,354 (upbeat soul music) 2 00:00:20,781 --> 00:00:22,207 - [Narrator] This is the fascinating story of the rise, 3 00:00:22,242 --> 00:00:24,052 fall, and subsequent acquittal 4 00:00:24,086 --> 00:00:25,825 of America's former favorite dad. 5 00:00:27,879 --> 00:00:29,688 Hoisted into a pedestal as the face 6 00:00:29,722 --> 00:00:31,462 and voice of the black community, 7 00:00:31,497 --> 00:00:34,384 Bill, one of America's most enduring comics, 8 00:00:34,419 --> 00:00:37,342 was on a trajectory like no other. 9 00:00:37,377 --> 00:00:40,682 ♪ Your woman trying to do her best ♪ 10 00:00:40,716 --> 00:00:42,247 - They all melted! 11 00:00:42,283 --> 00:00:45,204 - [Narrator] "The Cosby Show," "Fat Albert, "I Spy," 12 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,606 sold-out standup shows, Cosby had everything in the palm 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,980 of his hands until allegations of sexual assault came back 14 00:00:51,015 --> 00:00:52,754 to haunt him and hold him down. 15 00:00:54,285 --> 00:00:58,112 ♪ You feel there's something wrong ♪ 16 00:00:58,147 --> 00:01:00,722 ♪ 'Cause the actions you can't defend ♪ 17 00:01:00,756 --> 00:01:02,322 ♪ Can't defend 18 00:01:02,357 --> 00:01:03,923 ♪ But you afraid to talk about it ♪ 19 00:01:03,957 --> 00:01:06,358 (TV static hisses) 20 00:01:06,393 --> 00:01:07,611 - [Narrator] With the Me Too movement in full swing, 21 00:01:07,645 --> 00:01:10,116 60 women have accused Cosby of rape, 22 00:01:10,150 --> 00:01:12,203 drug-facilitated sexual assault, 23 00:01:12,237 --> 00:01:14,952 and other sexual misconduct practices dating 24 00:01:14,986 --> 00:01:17,352 as far back as the '60s. 25 00:01:17,387 --> 00:01:19,614 Newly released from a Pennsylvania prison cell, 26 00:01:19,648 --> 00:01:22,188 follow the journey of the accused and accusers 27 00:01:22,224 --> 00:01:25,285 in their fight to be heard for justice and a fair trial 28 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,668 in the most high profile court case in recent memory. 29 00:01:29,703 --> 00:01:30,574 - Wap! 30 00:01:33,148 --> 00:01:35,200 ♪ But I don't think that makes it go ♪ 31 00:01:35,235 --> 00:01:37,984 - Thank you. Left face. 32 00:01:38,018 --> 00:01:42,159 ♪ It makes you wanna go mm, mm, mm, mm ♪ 33 00:01:42,193 --> 00:01:43,828 (metal doors clang) ♪ It makes you wanna go 34 00:01:43,864 --> 00:01:48,490 (dark brooding music) ♪ Mm, mm, mm 35 00:01:48,526 --> 00:01:52,144 (metal doors clang) ♪ It makes you wanna, mm, mm 36 00:01:52,178 --> 00:01:56,249 ♪ That thing make you wanna go 37 00:01:57,884 --> 00:02:01,190 (soft ethereal music) 38 00:02:03,381 --> 00:02:07,209 William Henry Cosby, Jr. grew up in Philadelphia, 39 00:02:07,244 --> 00:02:11,593 born to Anna Pearl, a maid, and William Henry Cosby Sr., 40 00:02:11,627 --> 00:02:14,028 a mess steward serving in the US Navy. 41 00:02:15,733 --> 00:02:18,238 Bill was the oldest of four sons, 42 00:02:18,272 --> 00:02:20,812 raised among the projects of Philadelphia. 43 00:02:20,847 --> 00:02:25,544 Conditions or far from ideal for a kid with lofty ambitions, 44 00:02:25,579 --> 00:02:27,840 ambitions to reach the heights 45 00:02:27,875 --> 00:02:30,032 of the idols he'd hear on the radio. 46 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:33,129 - She's known as Jackie Moms Maybley, 47 00:02:33,163 --> 00:02:35,495 but we all call her Mom. 48 00:02:35,529 --> 00:02:37,929 So what do you say, Mom? Take it away. 49 00:02:37,965 --> 00:02:41,235 (bright upbeat music) 50 00:02:41,270 --> 00:02:42,731 (Jackie hums and scats) 51 00:02:42,766 --> 00:02:44,819 - That's enough blues. That's enough. 52 00:02:44,853 --> 00:02:46,002 I'm so tired. 53 00:02:47,429 --> 00:02:48,645 Feels like I have the hardest luck in the world. 54 00:02:48,681 --> 00:02:51,777 I done lost my job again. 55 00:02:51,812 --> 00:02:53,864 - [Narrator] His father became an alcoholic, 56 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:57,031 which had an effect on the financial prosperity of a family. 57 00:02:57,935 --> 00:03:01,310 (slow dramatic music) 58 00:03:04,476 --> 00:03:06,633 - [Announcer] Working diligently in their laboratories, 59 00:03:06,668 --> 00:03:08,755 backed by tireless assistants, 60 00:03:08,790 --> 00:03:11,573 are the greatest minds in medical science. 61 00:03:13,070 --> 00:03:15,644 At the famed Rockefeller Institute in New York City, 62 00:03:15,679 --> 00:03:18,880 an eminent clinical investigator, Dr. Homer F. Swift, 63 00:03:18,914 --> 00:03:21,941 endeavors to the riddle of rheumatic fever, 64 00:03:21,977 --> 00:03:24,273 responsible for the crippling of the young. 65 00:03:24,307 --> 00:03:25,803 - [Narrator] By the age of eight, 66 00:03:25,838 --> 00:03:29,073 Cosby suffered a great loss when his brother James, 67 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:34,049 the second eldest, died from rheumatic fever in 1947. 68 00:03:34,083 --> 00:03:36,936 (slow poignant music) 69 00:03:36,972 --> 00:03:38,398 With money very tight for his family, 70 00:03:38,433 --> 00:03:40,868 Cosby started shining shoes and worked 71 00:03:40,903 --> 00:03:43,895 at a supermarket during his middle school years. 72 00:03:43,930 --> 00:03:45,565 Despite their hardships, 73 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,601 Cosby's mother stressed the value of education and learning, 74 00:03:49,636 --> 00:03:52,001 often reading books to build on his brothers 75 00:03:52,036 --> 00:03:54,263 from literary works by Mark Twain 76 00:03:54,297 --> 00:03:56,525 to teaching the morality of the Bible. 77 00:03:58,055 --> 00:04:00,491 A gifted storyteller himself, 78 00:04:00,526 --> 00:04:04,596 Cosby learned early in life that humor could be used 79 00:04:04,631 --> 00:04:08,075 to make friends and ultimately get what he wanted. 80 00:04:09,537 --> 00:04:11,102 Cosby excelled at making things up. 81 00:04:11,137 --> 00:04:13,155 As one of his teachers once noted, 82 00:04:13,189 --> 00:04:15,834 "William should become either a lawyer 83 00:04:15,869 --> 00:04:19,279 or an actor because he lies so well." 84 00:04:21,401 --> 00:04:24,323 He was the class president at school, 85 00:04:24,358 --> 00:04:25,888 but faculty members noted his propensity 86 00:04:25,924 --> 00:04:28,184 for joking around instead of studying. 87 00:04:29,438 --> 00:04:32,882 By his own description, he was the class clown, 88 00:04:32,916 --> 00:04:35,561 a bright but unmotivated student. 89 00:04:36,778 --> 00:04:38,275 A teacher once told him that he should put all 90 00:04:38,309 --> 00:04:41,753 of his performing talents into something more productive, 91 00:04:41,789 --> 00:04:44,780 like a school play rather than in the classroom. 92 00:04:44,816 --> 00:04:47,077 (soft bright jazzy music) 93 00:04:47,112 --> 00:04:49,825 Cosby began listening to a wide range of programs, 94 00:04:49,860 --> 00:04:53,061 then begin to imitate comedians like Jerry Lewis, 95 00:04:53,096 --> 00:04:55,844 Jack Benny and Sid Caesar. 96 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:58,419 (soft upbeat music) 97 00:04:58,453 --> 00:05:01,306 Having scored highly in an IQ test, 98 00:05:01,342 --> 00:05:04,751 Cosby was enrolled in a school for gifted students. 99 00:05:04,786 --> 00:05:07,500 More interested in sports than academia, 100 00:05:07,534 --> 00:05:11,431 he struggled to adapt and failed 10th grade twice. 101 00:05:12,857 --> 00:05:15,502 Feel like it better for one of them big people. 102 00:05:15,536 --> 00:05:19,642 Make it pretty and one of them phonics stuff, 103 00:05:19,677 --> 00:05:20,929 all that stuff. 104 00:05:20,964 --> 00:05:22,181 And honey, make me look like Lena Horn 105 00:05:22,217 --> 00:05:25,487 if you (muffled speaking) like that. 106 00:05:25,522 --> 00:05:26,704 That's better, thank you. 107 00:05:26,740 --> 00:05:29,210 Come on, Luther. Knock me out, Luther. 108 00:05:29,244 --> 00:05:34,463 (bright upbeat music) (tense brooding music) 109 00:05:35,229 --> 00:05:36,481 (explosion booms) 110 00:05:36,516 --> 00:05:37,733 - [Narrator] When he was just 16, 111 00:05:37,769 --> 00:05:40,065 Bill enlisted in the Navy and worked 112 00:05:40,099 --> 00:05:42,918 as a physical therapist, aiding the recovery 113 00:05:42,952 --> 00:05:46,257 of horrifically wounded Korean War victims. 114 00:05:46,293 --> 00:05:50,224 The experience exposed what was now evident to him. 115 00:05:50,258 --> 00:05:53,877 Bill immediately realized the benefits of an education 116 00:05:53,912 --> 00:05:56,034 and ruled his decision to drop out. 117 00:05:57,460 --> 00:05:59,862 He obtained his high school equivalency diploma 118 00:06:01,114 --> 00:06:02,993 while still enrolled in military service. 119 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,837 Shortly after joining, Cosby came home 120 00:06:08,873 --> 00:06:11,273 and attended Temple University 121 00:06:11,307 --> 00:06:14,752 where he studied physical education through a scholarship. 122 00:06:14,787 --> 00:06:17,848 (film reel clicks) 123 00:06:18,892 --> 00:06:20,493 - On your marks. 124 00:06:20,527 --> 00:06:23,694 - [Narrator] Having excelled in the Navy's track program, 125 00:06:23,728 --> 00:06:27,278 Bill pursued sports, excelling in track running 126 00:06:27,312 --> 00:06:29,295 and as a full back 127 00:06:29,330 --> 00:06:30,860 on the university's American football team. 128 00:06:30,896 --> 00:06:33,644 However, away from the fields of play, 129 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:36,671 he continued to hone his talent for comedy, 130 00:06:36,706 --> 00:06:39,593 working during the nights as bartender at the Cellar, 131 00:06:40,602 --> 00:06:41,855 a club in Philadelphia. 132 00:06:41,890 --> 00:06:44,046 Bill became fully aware of his ability 133 00:06:44,082 --> 00:06:46,656 to make people bowl over with laughter. 134 00:06:46,691 --> 00:06:50,483 Tips increased with the sharpening of his talent 135 00:06:50,517 --> 00:06:54,728 as he began to dream of a life in the spotlights. 136 00:06:56,224 --> 00:06:59,598 From the club in Philly, he ventured on to the Big Apple, 137 00:06:59,634 --> 00:07:02,138 searching for a career in comedy. 138 00:07:02,173 --> 00:07:03,391 (upbeat music) 139 00:07:03,425 --> 00:07:05,757 He was an overnight success after appearing 140 00:07:05,791 --> 00:07:09,897 at the Gaslight Cafe at the beginning of 1961. 141 00:07:14,037 --> 00:07:17,134 In the summer of '63, Cosby received national exposure 142 00:07:17,168 --> 00:07:19,500 on NBC's "The Tonight Show." 143 00:07:20,404 --> 00:07:22,248 This led to a recording contract 144 00:07:22,283 --> 00:07:24,161 with Warner Brothers Records, 145 00:07:24,196 --> 00:07:26,944 where he related a series of comedy albums. 146 00:07:28,232 --> 00:07:29,485 - How you gonna do it? 147 00:07:30,390 --> 00:07:31,781 (audience laughs) 148 00:07:31,816 --> 00:07:33,103 I'm gonna make it rain for a thousand days 149 00:07:33,138 --> 00:07:34,495 and drown 'em right out. 150 00:07:37,348 --> 00:07:38,878 Right. 151 00:07:38,913 --> 00:07:40,166 (audience laughs) 152 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,488 Listen, do this. You'll save water. 153 00:07:41,523 --> 00:07:44,932 Let it rain for 40 days and 40 nights 154 00:07:44,967 --> 00:07:47,472 and wait for the sewers to back up. 155 00:07:47,507 --> 00:07:49,664 (audience laughs) 156 00:07:49,698 --> 00:07:50,672 Right. 157 00:07:50,708 --> 00:07:54,987 (audience laughs and applauds) 158 00:07:55,022 --> 00:07:56,900 - [Narrator] There was growing freedom throughout the 60s. 159 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:59,997 Comics were able to explore controversial 160 00:08:00,032 --> 00:08:02,746 and sometimes risque material. 161 00:08:04,172 --> 00:08:06,156 Cosby was criticized about the absence of race 162 00:08:06,190 --> 00:08:08,452 as a topic within his routines. 163 00:08:08,486 --> 00:08:12,418 He preferred to tell humorous relocation of his childhood, 164 00:08:12,452 --> 00:08:15,271 defending his choice by saying, 165 00:08:15,305 --> 00:08:18,228 "A white person listens to my act, and he laughs, 166 00:08:18,262 --> 00:08:21,812 and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it, too. 167 00:08:21,846 --> 00:08:24,525 We both see things the same way. 168 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,692 That must mean that we are alike, right?' 169 00:08:27,726 --> 00:08:30,335 So I figure this way, I'm doing as much 170 00:08:30,370 --> 00:08:32,666 for good race relations as the next guy." 171 00:08:34,788 --> 00:08:37,294 Cosby met his wife, Camille Hanks, 172 00:08:37,328 --> 00:08:39,382 a student at the University of Maryland, 173 00:08:39,416 --> 00:08:42,373 while he was performing standup in Washington, DC 174 00:08:42,408 --> 00:08:44,739 in the early 1960s. 175 00:08:44,774 --> 00:08:49,436 They exchange vows on January 25th, 1964. 176 00:08:53,924 --> 00:08:57,821 - Oh, I feel fine. I could've been doing something else. 177 00:08:57,855 --> 00:08:59,665 - Do I get my fare home? That's what I wanna know. 178 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:01,335 Depends on how I do it, right? 179 00:09:01,369 --> 00:09:02,309 - Well, if you- - Excuse me, 180 00:09:02,344 --> 00:09:03,979 the spy is here, Bill Cosby. 181 00:09:04,013 --> 00:09:05,475 - Bill Cosby is here, the spy. 182 00:09:05,510 --> 00:09:07,389 - I got a story here. 183 00:09:07,423 --> 00:09:09,546 - You mumble when you tell stories. 184 00:09:09,580 --> 00:09:12,259 He's a mumbler. - I gotta tell my story. 185 00:09:12,295 --> 00:09:13,755 - Tell your story. - About the- 186 00:09:13,790 --> 00:09:16,748 - The wife spot. - The worst storyteller 187 00:09:16,782 --> 00:09:18,348 I've ever heard. - Is this gonna take long? 188 00:09:18,383 --> 00:09:20,157 - My heavens, I tell ya. 189 00:09:20,192 --> 00:09:22,384 - [Bill] No, I tell a great story. 190 00:09:22,418 --> 00:09:23,949 - Yeah, I hear ya. 191 00:09:23,984 --> 00:09:28,159 - [Narrator] In 1965, Cosby was cast alongside Robert Culp 192 00:09:29,412 --> 00:09:31,882 in the "I Spy" espionage adventure series on NBC. 193 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:37,309 (upbeat espionage music) 194 00:09:37,345 --> 00:09:38,597 - [Announcer] Bill Cosby, 195 00:09:38,631 --> 00:09:39,919 all kinds of people sitting at tables, 196 00:09:39,954 --> 00:09:41,867 dancing and having a wonderful time. 197 00:09:46,146 --> 00:09:48,860 Nancy was a very good hostess and said hello to everybody, 198 00:09:48,895 --> 00:09:53,384 like Robert Culp, who came with his friend, Bill Cosby. 199 00:09:53,418 --> 00:09:55,506 They have a television program together. 200 00:09:57,871 --> 00:09:59,402 - "I Spy" broke racial barriers 201 00:09:59,437 --> 00:10:02,916 and became the first weekly dramatic television series 202 00:10:02,950 --> 00:10:06,534 to feature an African-American in a starring role. 203 00:10:06,570 --> 00:10:09,561 Initially, NBC executives were concerned 204 00:10:09,597 --> 00:10:14,189 that some affiliates might be unwilling to carry the series. 205 00:10:14,223 --> 00:10:18,434 However, as the 1965 season was nearing broadcast, 206 00:10:18,468 --> 00:10:21,391 only four stations in Georgia, Florida, 207 00:10:21,425 --> 00:10:24,104 and Alabama declined to feature the show. 208 00:10:25,879 --> 00:10:27,479 The rest of the country became captivated 209 00:10:27,514 --> 00:10:29,705 with the show's exotic locales 210 00:10:29,741 --> 00:10:33,185 and the authentic chemistry of the biracial stars, 211 00:10:33,219 --> 00:10:35,899 visible through receiving one of the highest ratings 212 00:10:35,933 --> 00:10:37,500 on the television calendar. 213 00:10:37,534 --> 00:10:40,004 - [Announcer] Debbie Reynolds chatting with comic Bill Cosby 214 00:10:40,039 --> 00:10:42,196 as one of the founders of The Thalians. 215 00:10:42,230 --> 00:10:43,553 - [Narrator] Cosby's integration 216 00:10:43,588 --> 00:10:45,884 into the television industry paved the way 217 00:10:45,918 --> 00:10:48,250 for African-American performers. 218 00:10:48,284 --> 00:10:50,407 His character in the TV show 219 00:10:50,442 --> 00:10:53,782 was not a subordinate but an equal. 220 00:10:53,817 --> 00:10:55,591 (upbeat soul rock music) 221 00:10:55,626 --> 00:10:58,583 Bill cemented his place as an actor in Hollywood 222 00:10:58,618 --> 00:11:01,366 by winning three Emmys for his role 223 00:11:01,401 --> 00:11:03,245 of Alexander Scott in "I Spy." 224 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,202 When looking at the period in which the show was airing, 225 00:11:06,237 --> 00:11:09,960 America was still going through a very tumultuous time. 226 00:11:09,995 --> 00:11:13,613 He represented in the era of racial segregation 227 00:11:13,648 --> 00:11:16,431 what a desegregated world might look like. 228 00:11:18,936 --> 00:11:20,849 Throughout the series' three-year run, 229 00:11:20,885 --> 00:11:24,955 Cosby was repeatedly confronted with the question of race. 230 00:11:24,990 --> 00:11:28,678 For him, it was enough that "I Spy" portrayed two men 231 00:11:28,712 --> 00:11:32,088 who worked as equals despite their different races. 232 00:11:32,122 --> 00:11:34,975 However, critics took the show to task 233 00:11:35,010 --> 00:11:38,837 for not having a black character engage the racial issues 234 00:11:38,871 --> 00:11:41,377 that inflamed the country at the time. 235 00:11:41,411 --> 00:11:44,160 Cosby was relieved when the series ended, 236 00:11:44,194 --> 00:11:46,666 enabling him to concentrate on his family 237 00:11:46,700 --> 00:11:48,439 and return to live performing. 238 00:11:51,675 --> 00:11:56,268 Not long after "I Spy" ended, Cosby started his own sitcom. 239 00:11:57,242 --> 00:11:59,225 [Bill] Ooh Lord! 240 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:04,061 Gonna get some raggits and some rolls and reazinrizins. 241 00:12:05,592 --> 00:12:08,723 (laughs) Everyday. 242 00:12:08,758 --> 00:12:11,716 ("Hikky-Burr") 243 00:12:11,750 --> 00:12:13,315 Long as I'm away. 244 00:12:28,137 --> 00:12:31,199 - [Narrator] "The Bill Cosby Show" ran for two seasons 245 00:12:31,233 --> 00:12:35,512 from 1969 to 1971 and featured the comedian 246 00:12:35,548 --> 00:12:38,958 as a gym teacher at a Los Angeles high school. 247 00:12:38,992 --> 00:12:41,741 While only a modest critical success, 248 00:12:41,775 --> 00:12:44,593 the show was a ratings hit, 249 00:12:44,628 --> 00:12:46,855 finishing 11th in its first season. 250 00:12:46,889 --> 00:12:49,464 After "The Bill Cosby Show" left the air, 251 00:12:49,499 --> 00:12:51,204 he would turn to his education, 252 00:12:51,239 --> 00:12:53,360 actively pursuing an advanced degree 253 00:12:53,396 --> 00:12:56,423 in education from the University of Massachusetts. 254 00:12:56,457 --> 00:12:58,962 (upbeat music) 255 00:12:58,997 --> 00:13:00,354 Around the same time, 256 00:13:00,388 --> 00:13:03,103 he appeared on the educational children's series, 257 00:13:03,137 --> 00:13:04,947 "The Electric Company." 258 00:13:04,981 --> 00:13:09,261 - I wanna know why this sign says Honest John 259 00:13:09,295 --> 00:13:11,835 when all them things you're saying ain't true. 260 00:13:12,913 --> 00:13:13,888 - I lie a lot. 261 00:13:16,706 --> 00:13:19,385 - [Narrator] He developed the animated series, 262 00:13:19,420 --> 00:13:20,986 "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids," 263 00:13:21,020 --> 00:13:24,639 which he based on many of his childhood experiences. 264 00:13:24,673 --> 00:13:26,099 - [Man] Hey hey hey! It's Fat Albert! 265 00:13:28,222 --> 00:13:30,032 - [Narrator] Some schools used the program 266 00:13:30,066 --> 00:13:34,032 as a teaching tool, and Cosby himself wrote his thesis on it 267 00:13:34,067 --> 00:13:38,764 in order to obtain his Doctorate in education in 1977, 268 00:13:38,799 --> 00:13:41,095 a seismic shift from the boy who had dropped 269 00:13:41,130 --> 00:13:42,765 out of high school. 270 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,714 (upbeat 70s music) 271 00:13:44,748 --> 00:13:46,313 During the 70s, Cosby contributed 272 00:13:46,349 --> 00:13:48,923 to a slew of successful comedic films, 273 00:13:48,958 --> 00:13:52,820 working alongside other African-American actors, 274 00:13:52,854 --> 00:13:54,316 such as Sidney Poitier 275 00:13:54,351 --> 00:13:57,412 to establish the emerging blaxploitation genre 276 00:13:57,447 --> 00:14:01,518 that tackled the issue of black stereotypes in film. 277 00:14:01,553 --> 00:14:04,197 - Now look, all we got to do is go on inside, 278 00:14:04,231 --> 00:14:06,563 see this cat Little Seymour, 279 00:14:06,597 --> 00:14:07,432 and ask him about our property. 280 00:14:07,467 --> 00:14:08,755 Now, come on. 281 00:14:08,789 --> 00:14:10,320 (door slams open) (footsteps shuffle) 282 00:14:10,355 --> 00:14:11,886 (body thuds) 283 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:13,591 - You see what I saw? - Yes, I saw what you saw, 284 00:14:13,625 --> 00:14:15,644 and don't be worried about nothing 285 00:14:15,678 --> 00:14:17,870 'cause the dude mess with me, I'm gonna knock him out. 286 00:14:17,904 --> 00:14:19,053 (click echoes) 287 00:14:19,088 --> 00:14:21,418 (crowd cheers) (upbeat parade music) 288 00:14:21,454 --> 00:14:24,515 (muffled speaking) 289 00:14:26,220 --> 00:14:27,577 - All right, listen. 290 00:14:27,612 --> 00:14:29,038 It's time that some people were reminded 291 00:14:29,073 --> 00:14:30,952 that actors are people. 292 00:14:30,986 --> 00:14:34,326 I, Ronald Reagan, do solemnly swear. 293 00:14:34,361 --> 00:14:36,066 - [Man] That I will faithfully execute the office 294 00:14:36,101 --> 00:14:38,467 of president of the United States. 295 00:14:38,501 --> 00:14:39,789 (disco music) 296 00:14:39,823 --> 00:14:42,503 - September 1984 would see Bill's trajectory 297 00:14:42,537 --> 00:14:44,833 to fame take a steep incline 298 00:14:44,869 --> 00:14:47,478 with the debut of "The Cosby Show." 299 00:14:47,512 --> 00:14:50,122 - Obviously, to build up to having a TV show 300 00:14:50,156 --> 00:14:52,279 with your name on it like that, 301 00:14:52,314 --> 00:14:54,714 you're going to have to already have this track record 302 00:14:54,750 --> 00:14:56,906 and a body of work that people are going 303 00:14:56,941 --> 00:14:59,412 to recognize and buy into that brand, 304 00:14:59,446 --> 00:15:01,116 and "The Cosby Show" was just that. 305 00:15:01,151 --> 00:15:04,073 He already had all these other enterprises going into that, 306 00:15:04,108 --> 00:15:07,518 so that was, if you would, the jewel on top of all that, 307 00:15:07,553 --> 00:15:10,370 that all these other steps had been working up to. 308 00:15:11,588 --> 00:15:13,606 Because of his comedy, 309 00:15:13,641 --> 00:15:15,972 he would be on shows like Sesame street. 310 00:15:16,947 --> 00:15:18,442 - Five. Six. 311 00:15:18,477 --> 00:15:19,904 - As a kid growing up in the 80s, 312 00:15:19,938 --> 00:15:22,827 you already knew who he was - Six. 313 00:15:22,861 --> 00:15:24,462 - [Jennifer] before "The Cosby Show" even happened. 314 00:15:25,575 --> 00:15:26,758 - Six, six, six, six, six. 315 00:15:26,792 --> 00:15:28,324 - So he was a safe entity. 316 00:15:28,358 --> 00:15:30,759 Eddie Murphy, for example, dangerous, 317 00:15:30,794 --> 00:15:33,160 saying swear words, crazy. 318 00:15:33,194 --> 00:15:34,829 Bill Cosby was not like that. 319 00:15:34,864 --> 00:15:37,786 Bill Cosby was the face of Pudding Pops. 320 00:15:37,822 --> 00:15:40,292 It was like a treat that you could eat after school. 321 00:15:40,326 --> 00:15:42,692 Bill Cosby had a cartoon. 322 00:15:42,727 --> 00:15:44,814 He was parent approved, 323 00:15:44,850 --> 00:15:47,772 and "The Cosby Show" just took it that one step further. 324 00:15:48,746 --> 00:15:52,747 ("The Cosby Show" theme song) 325 00:16:08,716 --> 00:16:10,630 "The Cosby Show" was an absolute cultural phenomenon 326 00:16:10,665 --> 00:16:15,223 and just expanded your worldview without you being told 327 00:16:15,257 --> 00:16:18,041 that you had such a small pallette 328 00:16:18,076 --> 00:16:19,085 that you were working from. 329 00:16:19,119 --> 00:16:20,476 - Tempest? - It's great. 330 00:16:21,902 --> 00:16:25,103 It's a learning experience almost. Well, it is. 331 00:16:25,138 --> 00:16:27,017 To work with somebody so experienced 332 00:16:27,051 --> 00:16:31,957 and a veteran of the business, and he's very funny. 333 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:36,098 - You can't help but be natural with Bill 334 00:16:36,132 --> 00:16:38,846 'cause he's such a genius at what he does. 335 00:16:40,516 --> 00:16:43,404 I think a lot that I've learned is a lot like timing 336 00:16:43,438 --> 00:16:45,770 and stuff, delivering lines, 337 00:16:45,804 --> 00:16:49,284 and he's fantastic to work with. 338 00:16:50,780 --> 00:16:55,164 - I don't know. I auditioned like every other actress. 339 00:16:56,486 --> 00:16:58,329 I used my own experience as a mother. 340 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,270 I just looked for some truth and a lot of love. 341 00:17:03,305 --> 00:17:06,158 - "Cosby Show" was must see TV. 342 00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:09,045 Like Thursday at swim practice, 343 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,820 we'd be talking about, "Oh my God, 344 00:17:10,854 --> 00:17:12,385 what's gonna be on 'Cosby Show' tonight? 345 00:17:12,421 --> 00:17:14,751 What's gonna happen?" Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh. 346 00:17:14,786 --> 00:17:16,177 Everybody'd be talking about it. 347 00:17:16,213 --> 00:17:17,708 Your teachers would be talking about it. You had to see it. 348 00:17:17,744 --> 00:17:20,457 They were just like as an aspirational. 349 00:17:20,492 --> 00:17:22,093 I wanted to know the Cosby family. 350 00:17:22,127 --> 00:17:24,145 I wanted to be friends with the Cosby family. 351 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:25,850 I wanted my family to have as much money 352 00:17:25,885 --> 00:17:27,276 as the Cosby family. 353 00:17:28,772 --> 00:17:31,729 - I know people making, the husband makes 50,000. 354 00:17:31,764 --> 00:17:36,009 The wife makes 50,000. They don't live in the projects. 355 00:17:37,297 --> 00:17:40,184 They buy a $300,000 home someplace. 356 00:17:40,219 --> 00:17:42,063 They have both have a car. 357 00:17:43,281 --> 00:17:44,811 These people are living according to whatever, 358 00:17:45,716 --> 00:17:48,916 and you can smell the problems 359 00:17:51,387 --> 00:17:54,135 because of the color of the Huxtables. 360 00:17:55,770 --> 00:17:58,658 And it isn't just the Caucasian critics. 361 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,738 There are African-Americans who have problem looking 362 00:18:03,773 --> 00:18:06,696 at the Huxtables, and they all vary. 363 00:18:06,730 --> 00:18:11,009 Their reasons vary, but the Huxtables were put there 364 00:18:11,044 --> 00:18:16,263 and are there to aid and abet the parent. 365 00:18:18,594 --> 00:18:23,813 It was not their idea to show that we are perfect. 366 00:18:25,309 --> 00:18:28,126 For instance, I didn't need a Doctorate in education. 367 00:18:29,380 --> 00:18:33,729 I went after it because I had something to say. 368 00:18:33,763 --> 00:18:37,764 I want to say that I am a person who feels 369 00:18:37,799 --> 00:18:43,017 that you can take a family, and you can have children, 370 00:18:45,593 --> 00:18:49,176 and they can be almost real, close to real, 371 00:18:49,211 --> 00:18:50,846 and you can develop story 372 00:18:50,881 --> 00:18:55,961 around one particular central theme, make it funny, 373 00:18:55,995 --> 00:18:59,509 and without getting into sexual parts 374 00:18:59,544 --> 00:19:03,267 or have someone sit on a broken glass to get a laugh 375 00:19:03,301 --> 00:19:08,520 that people will laugh at the attitude of the actors. 376 00:19:10,016 --> 00:19:11,547 - You cannot underestimate the importance, though, 377 00:19:11,581 --> 00:19:16,070 of "The Cosby Show" because it really set into motion a lot 378 00:19:16,105 --> 00:19:19,549 of the things that went forward into the 90s. 379 00:19:19,584 --> 00:19:21,428 You have things like the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." 380 00:19:21,463 --> 00:19:23,481 You have Oprah Winfrey. 381 00:19:23,515 --> 00:19:26,890 I would say, even in some ways, you could say hip hop 382 00:19:26,925 --> 00:19:30,509 becoming mainstream and influential in the way that it does 383 00:19:30,543 --> 00:19:35,762 because before "The Cosby Show," even with MTV, 384 00:19:37,014 --> 00:19:40,876 you had very few African-American artists on MTV. 385 00:19:40,912 --> 00:19:42,164 "The Cosby Show" was coming 386 00:19:42,198 --> 00:19:43,660 into your house every single week, 387 00:19:43,695 --> 00:19:46,513 so it normalized seeing upper-middle-class black faces 388 00:19:46,548 --> 00:19:48,739 on a weekly basis, 389 00:19:48,774 --> 00:19:51,941 so it just made it part of your everyday life. 390 00:19:51,975 --> 00:19:53,714 It made it something that was expected 391 00:19:53,750 --> 00:19:55,210 instead of extraordinary. 392 00:19:55,246 --> 00:19:57,889 So therefore, when these other personalities 393 00:19:57,925 --> 00:19:59,143 and shows came along, 394 00:19:59,177 --> 00:20:01,508 it was something people wanted and demanded. 395 00:20:01,543 --> 00:20:04,674 (upbeat lively music) 396 00:20:04,708 --> 00:20:06,936 - You have to understand that this industry 397 00:20:08,292 --> 00:20:11,876 is run by Anglo-Americans, 398 00:20:13,233 --> 00:20:18,104 and I didn't make a breakthrough. 399 00:20:19,565 --> 00:20:21,444 Someone opened the door and said, 400 00:20:22,905 --> 00:20:26,871 "You, you can come in here," and I got a lot of help. 401 00:20:31,220 --> 00:20:36,439 And so I see myself as that kind of person, 402 00:20:37,622 --> 00:20:39,918 regardless of race, color, or creed, 403 00:20:44,407 --> 00:20:46,598 having all colors working. 404 00:20:46,633 --> 00:20:50,843 When you see my crew, you don't see one. 405 00:20:52,478 --> 00:20:57,697 You see everybody, and that's the fun of it. 406 00:21:01,175 --> 00:21:02,324 - [Man] Bill, what gives you the greatest pleasure? 407 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,142 You're very successful in television, 408 00:21:05,177 --> 00:21:10,048 Make films, commercials, writing, live performance. 409 00:21:10,082 --> 00:21:13,075 Which one's the favorite thing for you to do. 410 00:21:13,109 --> 00:21:14,397 - There's only one. 411 00:21:14,431 --> 00:21:17,702 Whenever I have an idea and I think it's funny, 412 00:21:19,233 --> 00:21:24,104 I have some place to share it, and that's wonderful. 413 00:21:25,564 --> 00:21:27,792 - The Cosbys was very 80s. The mom was a lawyer. 414 00:21:27,826 --> 00:21:29,949 The dad was a doctor. 415 00:21:29,983 --> 00:21:32,976 The clothes, the over everything, 416 00:21:33,010 --> 00:21:36,594 and not just the fashion, but that 80s vibes to it. 417 00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:39,343 And the 90s were just a different moment in time 418 00:21:39,377 --> 00:21:42,021 in terms of you have Bill Clinton coming into office, 419 00:21:42,056 --> 00:21:43,761 you have grunge music. 420 00:21:43,796 --> 00:21:45,779 Just history was changing a little bit, 421 00:21:45,814 --> 00:21:49,432 and I don't know what "The Cosby Show" quite fit into that 422 00:21:49,466 --> 00:21:52,146 in the same sort of way that it works in the 80s. 423 00:21:52,181 --> 00:21:53,641 (rock music) 424 00:21:53,677 --> 00:21:56,217 - [Man] Any regrets in your career? 425 00:21:57,538 --> 00:21:59,278 I had a couple, but I forgot them, 426 00:22:00,496 --> 00:22:01,853 so they must not have been important. 427 00:22:03,001 --> 00:22:08,185 (boom echoes) (tense brooding music) 428 00:22:09,125 --> 00:22:12,186 - [Narrator] January 22nd, 2005. 429 00:22:12,220 --> 00:22:17,439 Having endured sleepless nights, flashbacks and nightmares, 430 00:22:18,587 --> 00:22:20,640 Andrea Constand files a police report 431 00:22:21,754 --> 00:22:23,841 with the Durham Regional Police alleging 432 00:22:23,876 --> 00:22:26,346 that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her 433 00:22:26,380 --> 00:22:30,938 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania in January 2004, 434 00:22:30,974 --> 00:22:33,548 triggering a criminal investigation 435 00:22:33,582 --> 00:22:36,053 by Montgomery County detectives. 436 00:22:36,088 --> 00:22:38,314 - I'd never heard anything against Bill Cosby, 437 00:22:38,350 --> 00:22:40,750 but I'm never surprised. 438 00:22:40,784 --> 00:22:42,246 I just say I'm rarely surprised 439 00:22:42,281 --> 00:22:43,741 when I hear anything about anyone 440 00:22:43,777 --> 00:22:46,386 because when people have that much power 441 00:22:46,421 --> 00:22:51,605 and that much money, there's so much at stake in terms 442 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:55,362 of money can pretty much cover up anything, 443 00:22:55,397 --> 00:22:56,893 and everybody wants power. 444 00:22:56,928 --> 00:22:59,085 Everybody wants fame. Everybody wants access. 445 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,973 And when you have that much of those things, 446 00:23:02,008 --> 00:23:04,895 it's easy for someone with lesser 447 00:23:04,930 --> 00:23:06,914 of that to just be silenced. 448 00:23:06,948 --> 00:23:09,001 So I wasn't really that surprised. 449 00:23:09,036 --> 00:23:11,750 I was disappointed, I'd say, more than surprised. 450 00:23:14,846 --> 00:23:17,838 - [Narrator] February 10th, 2005. 451 00:23:17,872 --> 00:23:20,587 After hearing Constand's police report filing, 452 00:23:20,621 --> 00:23:23,440 Tamara Green alleges similar abuse 453 00:23:23,474 --> 00:23:25,874 by Cosby dating back to the 70s. 454 00:23:27,615 --> 00:23:31,163 February 17th, 2005. 455 00:23:31,198 --> 00:23:32,659 A week later, 456 00:23:32,694 --> 00:23:35,651 a press release from Montgomery County district attorney, 457 00:23:35,686 --> 00:23:38,852 Bruce Castor, Jr., is made public. 458 00:23:38,887 --> 00:23:44,106 The verdict, Bill Cosby will not be criminally prosecuted, 459 00:23:45,567 --> 00:23:48,942 citing insufficient credible and admissible evidence. 460 00:23:48,977 --> 00:23:51,342 (tense music) 461 00:23:51,377 --> 00:23:53,638 March 2005. 462 00:23:54,926 --> 00:23:57,918 Failing to secure a criminal prosecution, 463 00:23:57,952 --> 00:24:01,884 Constand versus Cosby ends up in a civil trial. 464 00:24:01,919 --> 00:24:06,163 Civil filings revealed depositions from 13 Jane Does, 465 00:24:07,416 --> 00:24:08,808 claiming sexual assault at the hands 466 00:24:08,842 --> 00:24:12,809 of the man America once called its favorite dad. 467 00:24:14,096 --> 00:24:18,027 He acquired drugs to give women for sex. 468 00:24:18,062 --> 00:24:20,323 He agreed to an interview in the "National Inquirer" 469 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,594 in return for blocking an undisclosed allegation 470 00:24:23,629 --> 00:24:25,160 from hitting the press. 471 00:24:25,195 --> 00:24:27,351 He sent payments to multiple women 472 00:24:27,387 --> 00:24:30,170 and kept the affairs secret from his wife. 473 00:24:30,204 --> 00:24:32,119 The four days of depositions 474 00:24:32,153 --> 00:24:37,337 by Andrea Constand's legal team unearthed unsavory practices 475 00:24:37,372 --> 00:24:39,842 testified by Bill himself. 476 00:24:41,755 --> 00:24:44,712 In the buildup to Janice Dickinson's book release, 477 00:24:44,748 --> 00:24:47,218 she appears on the "Howard Stern Show," 478 00:24:47,252 --> 00:24:51,428 exposing the legal parameters that has muffled her voice. 479 00:24:51,462 --> 00:24:52,645 (Janice laughs) 480 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:53,898 - [Howard] Did you turn down a Bill Cosby? 481 00:24:53,932 --> 00:24:55,081 - [Janice] Bill Cosby was the only guy I 482 00:24:55,116 --> 00:24:56,402 couldn't write about in the book 483 00:24:56,438 --> 00:24:59,847 because Harper Collins is afraid of lawsuits. 484 00:24:59,882 --> 00:25:01,308 - But what happened? - True. 485 00:25:01,344 --> 00:25:03,535 - [Howard] He got you? So he nailed you? 486 00:25:05,275 --> 00:25:06,527 - [Janice] He was married. 487 00:25:06,562 --> 00:25:08,023 - [Howard] You had sex with Bill Cosby? 488 00:25:08,058 --> 00:25:09,345 - You're so funny. - What are you- 489 00:25:09,380 --> 00:25:10,980 You're saying that the book company 490 00:25:11,015 --> 00:25:12,651 won't allow you to write about certain people? 491 00:25:12,685 --> 00:25:14,286 - [Janice] Too afraid. Too afraid of that one. 492 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,000 Wouldn't touch that one, and I don't wanna get near that 493 00:25:17,034 --> 00:25:18,669 because I don't have the shekels 494 00:25:18,705 --> 00:25:20,340 that you do or that Cosby does. 495 00:25:20,374 --> 00:25:21,662 So I'm afraid something's gonna come out. 496 00:25:21,696 --> 00:25:23,193 - [Howard] I don't know anything about this. 497 00:25:23,227 --> 00:25:25,072 How did he even come out- - The guy's a bad guy. 498 00:25:25,106 --> 00:25:26,358 Let me just say that. He's not a nice guy. 499 00:25:26,394 --> 00:25:28,237 He preys on women that just come out of rehab. 500 00:25:28,272 --> 00:25:29,315 I'll say that. 501 00:25:31,230 --> 00:25:32,447 - [Narrator] Any shine left 502 00:25:32,482 --> 00:25:33,456 on the embattled comedian's character 503 00:25:33,490 --> 00:25:35,961 was rapidly tarnishing. 504 00:25:35,996 --> 00:25:37,492 - It's very difficult 505 00:25:37,527 --> 00:25:40,414 because I do get asked this a lot about artists. 506 00:25:41,876 --> 00:25:45,007 If they say or do something now, does that damage their art 507 00:25:45,042 --> 00:25:46,990 or does that damage what they did before, 508 00:25:47,025 --> 00:25:51,061 something they said before or a movie 509 00:25:51,096 --> 00:25:53,461 or a record that they created in the past? 510 00:25:53,496 --> 00:25:57,462 And I think you have to be very careful 511 00:25:57,497 --> 00:26:01,707 about not taking what we know now and grafting it 512 00:26:01,742 --> 00:26:03,621 into something that happened in the past. 513 00:26:03,655 --> 00:26:06,856 You have to separate to some degree the art from the artist, 514 00:26:08,352 --> 00:26:09,953 and you cannot take away what "The Cosby Show" did. 515 00:26:09,987 --> 00:26:15,206 We wouldn't have as many African-Americans, gay folk, 516 00:26:16,737 --> 00:26:18,929 different looking people, different sounding people, 517 00:26:18,964 --> 00:26:21,921 people from different backgrounds on TV and films, 518 00:26:21,956 --> 00:26:25,505 even in the music industry, without "The Cosby Show." 519 00:26:26,687 --> 00:26:28,218 That is something that you cannot deny, 520 00:26:28,252 --> 00:26:30,862 and that's something that you cannot take away 521 00:26:30,897 --> 00:26:33,194 from Bill Cosby, no matter what. 522 00:26:33,228 --> 00:26:36,638 What you can say is his actions are deplorable 523 00:26:36,672 --> 00:26:40,673 and disgusting, and we need to be very, very careful 524 00:26:40,709 --> 00:26:43,143 and look out what circumstances led 525 00:26:43,179 --> 00:26:46,102 to that being allowed to go on for so long. 526 00:26:46,136 --> 00:26:49,093 But I think in terms of the legacy of "The Cosby Show," 527 00:26:49,127 --> 00:26:52,190 we need to try to really appreciate those 528 00:26:52,224 --> 00:26:54,695 and have that as something that's important 529 00:26:54,730 --> 00:26:58,870 and something that is really something we should cherish 530 00:26:58,905 --> 00:27:01,966 away from what he did as an individual. 531 00:27:02,001 --> 00:27:03,671 (dark brooding music) 532 00:27:03,706 --> 00:27:06,280 - [Narrator] By June 9th, 2006, 533 00:27:06,316 --> 00:27:10,142 two brave women, Beth Ferrier and Barbara Bowman, 534 00:27:10,177 --> 00:27:13,099 revealed themselves through Philadelphia print media 535 00:27:13,134 --> 00:27:16,022 as two of the 13 unnamed accusers. 536 00:27:19,188 --> 00:27:20,267 (muffled chatter) 537 00:27:20,301 --> 00:27:23,189 November 8th, 2006. 538 00:27:23,224 --> 00:27:26,147 21 months since the inception of the lawsuit, 539 00:27:26,181 --> 00:27:29,000 Constand's civil case abruptly ends 540 00:27:29,034 --> 00:27:32,305 when Cosby settles outside of court for $3 million. 541 00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:37,524 - I don't know if we can make a difference, but today, 542 00:27:37,558 --> 00:27:41,142 we are here together and that is what is important. 543 00:27:41,176 --> 00:27:43,891 And maybe today we won't win, maybe we will, 544 00:27:43,925 --> 00:27:46,743 but there are other battles in the future that we can. 545 00:27:48,030 --> 00:27:50,292 I want every survivor here to know it 546 00:27:50,326 --> 00:27:52,658 is never your fault, no matter what, 547 00:27:52,692 --> 00:27:53,910 and maybe today it feels like another instance 548 00:27:53,945 --> 00:27:56,137 of your voice being ripped from your throat 549 00:27:56,172 --> 00:27:59,373 and your mouth covered, but I hear you. 550 00:27:59,407 --> 00:28:03,269 Someone hears you, and I believe you. 551 00:28:03,304 --> 00:28:07,479 I believe survivors and I believe in survivors. 552 00:28:07,514 --> 00:28:08,941 - [Women] We believe you! 553 00:28:08,975 --> 00:28:13,359 - I believe in our resilience and our power, (sobs) 554 00:28:13,394 --> 00:28:15,864 and in our ability to change the world! 555 00:28:15,899 --> 00:28:18,926 (audience cheers and applauds) 556 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,778 - [Women] Love, not hate, makes America great! 557 00:28:21,813 --> 00:28:26,927 - Casting couch culture in Hollywood is a real thing. 558 00:28:26,963 --> 00:28:29,189 (dark dramatic music) 559 00:28:29,223 --> 00:28:33,294 It's difficult because when you want something so, so much, 560 00:28:33,330 --> 00:28:36,982 you're pretty much willing to sacrifice anything 561 00:28:37,018 --> 00:28:40,983 to make your career come true. 562 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:44,393 So even if you've signed an NDA, 563 00:28:45,855 --> 00:28:49,229 that doesn't mean that you are going to be safe 564 00:28:49,264 --> 00:28:51,421 from something happening to you. 565 00:28:51,456 --> 00:28:54,656 So if a director says, "Oh, come up to my room for a drink," 566 00:28:54,692 --> 00:28:57,475 or, "Come over here and sit next to me," 567 00:28:57,509 --> 00:29:01,615 or they put a hand on your leg or something like that, 568 00:29:01,650 --> 00:29:05,512 there is a certain amount of expectation that that 569 00:29:05,546 --> 00:29:10,765 is normalized in the entertainment industry for sure. 570 00:29:11,670 --> 00:29:13,165 (slow somber string music) 571 00:29:13,201 --> 00:29:15,879 I got into a argument a couple of years ago with my aunt 572 00:29:15,914 --> 00:29:20,890 about it because she came of age like in the 70s, 573 00:29:20,924 --> 00:29:23,186 working in the entertainment industry. 574 00:29:23,220 --> 00:29:28,022 And she's just so vehemently like pro Me Too. 575 00:29:28,056 --> 00:29:30,039 And I was saying to her, I'm like, 576 00:29:30,075 --> 00:29:31,014 "Well, what do you think's gonna happen 577 00:29:31,049 --> 00:29:32,579 if you go up to somebody's room? 578 00:29:32,614 --> 00:29:35,745 What do you think of this, that and the other?" 579 00:29:35,781 --> 00:29:38,564 And it made me scared how calloused I'd become 580 00:29:38,599 --> 00:29:40,547 because coming up in the entertainment industry, 581 00:29:40,581 --> 00:29:43,782 I was just so used to your ass getting grabbed 582 00:29:43,818 --> 00:29:48,931 or walking in on some guy masturbating, 583 00:29:48,967 --> 00:29:51,715 and you're expected to join into it if that's 584 00:29:51,750 --> 00:29:54,985 what it's going to mean for you to get the next step up. 585 00:29:55,021 --> 00:29:56,273 It's just all part. 586 00:29:56,307 --> 00:29:59,126 It's just as normal as going and reading lines 587 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:03,335 or going to a promotional party to listen to a record. 588 00:30:03,371 --> 00:30:04,623 It's just part of the whole business. 589 00:30:04,657 --> 00:30:08,694 So when Me Too started, it was both a relief, 590 00:30:08,728 --> 00:30:12,242 but also, it wasn't surprising to me, to be fair, 591 00:30:12,276 --> 00:30:15,756 because it had been going on as long as I can remember. 592 00:30:16,974 --> 00:30:18,644 (people cheer and clap) (muffled chatter) 593 00:30:18,679 --> 00:30:22,854 (elevator bell dings) (tense brooding music) 594 00:30:22,888 --> 00:30:25,115 - [Narrator] Time passed and the allegations soon drifted 595 00:30:25,150 --> 00:30:28,072 into obscurity until one segment 596 00:30:28,107 --> 00:30:32,909 in a comedian's act reignited the outcry for justice. 597 00:30:35,692 --> 00:30:38,997 October 16th, 2014. 598 00:30:39,031 --> 00:30:40,458 - It's not 'cause I don't care about the cause. 599 00:30:40,493 --> 00:30:42,337 - [Narrator] Comedian Hannibal Buress delivers a set 600 00:30:42,372 --> 00:30:45,399 in the city of Philadelphia, Cosby's home county. 601 00:30:45,434 --> 00:30:50,618 - 'Cause comedy is subjective and I'm not for everybody. 602 00:30:50,652 --> 00:30:51,870 - [Narrator] Unaware to him, 603 00:30:51,905 --> 00:30:55,140 his joke ridiculing the past alleged actions 604 00:30:55,176 --> 00:30:57,819 of Bill Cosby goes viral. 605 00:30:59,245 --> 00:31:03,143 The mainstream attention garnered becomes the catalyst 606 00:31:04,047 --> 00:31:06,135 for resurgence of claims. 607 00:31:06,169 --> 00:31:09,092 The public outcry begins. 608 00:31:11,806 --> 00:31:13,615 November 10th, 2014. 609 00:31:13,649 --> 00:31:15,284 In an attempt 610 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,790 to quash the increasingly damaging accusations, 611 00:31:17,824 --> 00:31:21,234 Cosby's public relations team devises a way 612 00:31:21,269 --> 00:31:23,878 to engage creatively with fans, 613 00:31:23,913 --> 00:31:26,871 expecting to deflect the heightened media interest 614 00:31:26,905 --> 00:31:29,862 into his alleged exploitative behavior. 615 00:31:29,897 --> 00:31:31,185 (tense music) 616 00:31:31,219 --> 00:31:32,681 Posted on Twitter, 617 00:31:32,715 --> 00:31:36,299 Cosby invites the social media world to meme him. 618 00:31:42,979 --> 00:31:45,345 November 15th, 2014. 619 00:31:46,911 --> 00:31:50,981 In a revealing interview on NPR's "Weekend Edition," 620 00:31:51,016 --> 00:31:53,173 Bill's refusal to answer an unexpected question 621 00:31:53,208 --> 00:31:56,547 on the matter only leads to more questions. 622 00:31:56,583 --> 00:31:59,679 Barbara Bowman, one of the initial 13 accusers 623 00:31:59,714 --> 00:32:02,671 in Constand versus Cosby wrote an opinion piece 624 00:32:02,706 --> 00:32:05,977 in the "Washington Post" only two days prior, 625 00:32:06,011 --> 00:32:09,699 questioning why it took 30 years for people to believe her. 626 00:32:09,734 --> 00:32:12,796 To many, silence speaks louder than words. 627 00:32:14,291 --> 00:32:16,379 - [Scott] This question gives me no pleasure, Mr. Cosby, 628 00:32:16,414 --> 00:32:19,928 but there have been serious allegations raised 629 00:32:19,963 --> 00:32:22,190 about you in recent days. 630 00:32:22,224 --> 00:32:25,564 You're shaking your head no. I'm in the news business. 631 00:32:25,599 --> 00:32:27,443 I have to ask the question. 632 00:32:27,477 --> 00:32:29,635 Do you have any response to those charges? 633 00:32:30,922 --> 00:32:32,001 Shaking your head no. 634 00:32:34,297 --> 00:32:35,549 There are people who love you 635 00:32:35,584 --> 00:32:37,672 who might like to hear from you about this. 636 00:32:38,890 --> 00:32:41,986 I wanted to give you the chance. All right. 637 00:32:45,291 --> 00:32:46,926 - [Narrator] Bowman's renewed effort 638 00:32:46,961 --> 00:32:50,684 to highlight her alleged ordeal spurs a slew 639 00:32:50,718 --> 00:32:55,346 of fresh allegations towards the now defunct dad of America. 640 00:32:55,380 --> 00:32:58,547 (machine whirs) 641 00:32:58,581 --> 00:33:01,364 In the days following the prejudicial print piece, 642 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:05,749 Joan Tarshis, Linda Joy Traitz, Janice Dickinson, 643 00:33:06,966 --> 00:33:08,845 Theresa Serignese, and Carla Ferrigno, 644 00:33:09,888 --> 00:33:11,559 wife of "The Incredible Hulk" actor, 645 00:33:11,593 --> 00:33:14,899 all proclaimed the pain they had allegedly suffered 646 00:33:14,933 --> 00:33:16,604 at the comedian's hands. 647 00:33:19,526 --> 00:33:21,962 Lawyers for Cosby labeled the accounts of rape 648 00:33:21,996 --> 00:33:24,815 as decades old and discredited. 649 00:33:24,849 --> 00:33:28,225 Prior to the tsunami of allegations against his conduct, 650 00:33:28,259 --> 00:33:33,165 Bill spent most of 2014 preparing to take a new show to air. 651 00:33:33,199 --> 00:33:36,400 The resurfaced accusations derailed his plans, 652 00:33:37,618 --> 00:33:38,939 forcing NBC to scrap the program. 653 00:33:45,063 --> 00:33:48,090 (cars whoosh past) 654 00:33:52,474 --> 00:33:54,213 November 23rd, 2014. 655 00:33:55,396 --> 00:33:56,719 (birds chirp) 656 00:33:56,753 --> 00:33:59,293 A former NBC employee discloses 657 00:33:59,327 --> 00:34:02,354 to the "New York Daily News" the tactics used 658 00:34:02,390 --> 00:34:05,277 by Cosby keep women silent. 659 00:34:05,312 --> 00:34:09,035 - So hush money is what people call cash that has given 660 00:34:09,070 --> 00:34:11,574 to them on the sly to keep quiet. 661 00:34:11,610 --> 00:34:13,731 So I give you money. 662 00:34:13,766 --> 00:34:15,889 You're not supposed to tell anybody what the money is about, 663 00:34:15,923 --> 00:34:19,090 who you got money for, or even that you received cash. 664 00:34:19,124 --> 00:34:22,116 So it was exactly what it is, cash to keep quiet. 665 00:34:22,151 --> 00:34:24,622 - [Narrator] Frank allegedly provided hush payments 666 00:34:24,656 --> 00:34:26,883 on behalf of Bill to eight women, 667 00:34:26,918 --> 00:34:28,971 a common practice amongst those 668 00:34:29,005 --> 00:34:32,171 in positions of power within our society. 669 00:34:32,206 --> 00:34:33,981 - What I wanna talk about? 670 00:34:34,015 --> 00:34:37,668 Talk about the money orders that I have that I had 671 00:34:37,703 --> 00:34:41,147 to send to women all over the United States and Europe. 672 00:34:41,182 --> 00:34:43,305 I was paying her $2,000. 673 00:34:43,339 --> 00:34:45,809 I had to go to five different banks 674 00:34:45,845 --> 00:34:49,115 because you couldn't make a money order for less than $50. 675 00:34:49,149 --> 00:34:50,854 You couldn't go beyond that. 676 00:34:50,889 --> 00:34:53,672 So I had to go to five banks to get the $2,000 677 00:34:53,707 --> 00:34:55,864 and then send it, forward it there, 678 00:34:55,900 --> 00:34:57,639 four or five different checks. 679 00:34:57,673 --> 00:35:01,083 Why would I would be sending some woman $2,000? 680 00:35:01,118 --> 00:35:02,822 Suspicious. 681 00:35:02,858 --> 00:35:06,789 - Cosby had him send thousands of dollars of hush money 682 00:35:06,824 --> 00:35:10,755 to a slew of women to keep them quiet 683 00:35:10,790 --> 00:35:14,304 about some inappropriate interactions 684 00:35:14,339 --> 00:35:17,052 that happened between them and Cosby. 685 00:35:18,166 --> 00:35:20,740 - [Narrator] November 26th, 2014. 686 00:35:20,776 --> 00:35:22,271 (tense brooding music) 687 00:35:22,306 --> 00:35:25,925 Within a week, Cosby resigns from two positions he once held 688 00:35:25,959 --> 00:35:29,543 with academia as trustees for Temple University 689 00:35:29,577 --> 00:35:33,509 and honorary co-chair for the University of Massachusetts. 690 00:35:35,597 --> 00:35:37,754 With every fresh allegation, 691 00:35:37,788 --> 00:35:40,746 Cosby's larger than life persona shrunk. 692 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:44,155 In front of the news media, 693 00:35:44,190 --> 00:35:47,982 more women come forward with claims of sexual abuse. 694 00:35:49,444 --> 00:35:52,262 - For any woman who claims that she is a victim, 695 00:35:52,297 --> 00:35:55,184 Bill Cosby could agree to waive the statute 696 00:35:55,219 --> 00:35:58,733 of limitations and invite the accusers to sue. 697 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,873 Then Bill Cosby and his accusers would have an opportunity 698 00:36:02,908 --> 00:36:07,675 to go before a judge and a jury, and everybody wins. 699 00:36:08,823 --> 00:36:11,606 (cameras click) 700 00:36:11,641 --> 00:36:12,685 - Thank you. 701 00:36:17,138 --> 00:36:18,529 Thank you. 702 00:36:18,565 --> 00:36:21,904 (sighs) When I arrived backstage, Mr. Cosby greeted me 703 00:36:21,939 --> 00:36:23,714 (laughs) and handed me a cappucino, 704 00:36:23,748 --> 00:36:27,019 telling me that he made me my favorite coffee. 705 00:36:28,410 --> 00:36:29,942 Thank you. 706 00:36:29,976 --> 00:36:33,107 And after I drank it, I felt dizzy and lost consciousness. 707 00:36:34,290 --> 00:36:37,074 The next thing I knew, hours had passed. 708 00:36:38,222 --> 00:36:41,319 I woke up in the back of my car alone. 709 00:36:41,353 --> 00:36:45,284 My clothes were a mess. My bra was undone. 710 00:36:46,432 --> 00:36:49,773 - He approached me from behind and reached 711 00:36:49,807 --> 00:36:52,452 over my shoulder and grabbed my right breast. 712 00:36:54,992 --> 00:37:00,210 I was stunned and angry because he had no right to do that, 713 00:37:02,332 --> 00:37:05,846 and I didn't know why he would behave that way. 714 00:37:07,864 --> 00:37:12,491 His behavior was like that of a predator. 715 00:37:14,126 --> 00:37:15,727 Thank you. 716 00:37:15,762 --> 00:37:18,545 (cameras click) 717 00:37:23,346 --> 00:37:25,399 - He laid to me on the bed 718 00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:28,843 and began pinching my left nipple, 719 00:37:30,966 --> 00:37:33,923 pumping on my leg while he was grunting. 720 00:37:35,176 --> 00:37:38,551 I could not open my eyes. (voice breaks) 721 00:37:38,585 --> 00:37:40,464 I couldn't move or say anything. 722 00:37:41,995 --> 00:37:47,214 I felt something warm on my legs, and I blacked out. 723 00:37:49,928 --> 00:37:55,147 13 to 16 hours later, I woke up to him clapping his hands, 724 00:37:56,051 --> 00:37:57,617 saying, "Daddy says wake up." 725 00:37:59,983 --> 00:38:02,940 (Chelan sniffles) 726 00:38:10,385 --> 00:38:13,064 - [Narrator] But one damaging claim 727 00:38:13,099 --> 00:38:15,882 sends the issue back to court. 728 00:38:15,916 --> 00:38:18,352 (brakes squeak) (tense brooding music) 729 00:38:18,388 --> 00:38:20,648 December 2nd, 2014. 730 00:38:20,684 --> 00:38:22,945 - Here to tell survivors that they're. 731 00:38:22,980 --> 00:38:25,241 - [Narrator] In a new civil suit filed, 732 00:38:25,276 --> 00:38:30,042 Cosby is alleged to have performed a sex act in 1974 733 00:38:30,077 --> 00:38:33,209 at the Playboy Mansion on Judy Huth, 734 00:38:33,243 --> 00:38:36,166 who was only 15 at the time. 735 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:40,862 Cosby refused the claim encounters with his own lawsuit, 736 00:38:40,898 --> 00:38:43,750 stating he was a target of an extortion campaign. 737 00:38:43,785 --> 00:38:45,734 ♪ Hey, yeah (pleasant guitar music) 738 00:38:45,768 --> 00:38:47,577 We don't take kindly to liars. 739 00:38:47,613 --> 00:38:49,873 - [Woman] That's right. That's right. 740 00:38:49,909 --> 00:38:52,275 Bill Cosby, we want you! 741 00:38:52,309 --> 00:38:55,127 ♪ Bill Cosby go home 742 00:38:55,162 --> 00:38:58,328 It's not business as usual. Stuff has happened. 743 00:38:58,363 --> 00:39:01,320 (muffled chatter) 744 00:39:02,816 --> 00:39:06,435 - From Bill Cosby, the end result for me is that folks 745 00:39:06,469 --> 00:39:10,992 who might be perpetrators know that there are consequences, 746 00:39:11,027 --> 00:39:12,489 and also on the more positive side, 747 00:39:12,523 --> 00:39:14,262 that we continue this conversation 748 00:39:14,298 --> 00:39:16,559 that's really been ramping up in the last five years 749 00:39:16,594 --> 00:39:18,473 about ending rape culture. 750 00:39:19,621 --> 00:39:21,882 - [Crowd] Rape culture's got to go! 751 00:39:21,917 --> 00:39:24,944 (muffled shouting) 752 00:39:31,763 --> 00:39:34,859 (horn honks) 753 00:39:34,894 --> 00:39:36,738 - Lynch mob justice is not justice. 754 00:39:36,773 --> 00:39:39,243 Bill is innocent until proven guilty, okay? 755 00:39:39,278 --> 00:39:41,539 Due process must be sacrosanct. 756 00:39:42,653 --> 00:39:45,158 The rule of law must be applied. 757 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,168 Lynching him in the public is, in effect, 758 00:39:50,202 --> 00:39:54,099 poisoning any jury pool that could be convened to try Bill. 759 00:39:54,134 --> 00:39:57,092 - As Me Too started to gain momentum, 760 00:39:57,126 --> 00:40:00,397 you also had celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg 761 00:40:00,431 --> 00:40:03,911 and singer Jill Scott, when it came to the Bill Cosby case, 762 00:40:03,945 --> 00:40:07,285 backing up Cosby and really thinking 763 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,512 that the allegations against him were false 764 00:40:09,547 --> 00:40:12,608 and they just could not possibly be true. 765 00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:13,860 (muffled shouting) 766 00:40:13,896 --> 00:40:15,252 - [Narrator] Seen on "The View," 767 00:40:15,288 --> 00:40:16,679 Whoopi vocally supports Cosby, 768 00:40:16,714 --> 00:40:19,427 implying some accusers were deceitful. 769 00:40:19,463 --> 00:40:22,002 - One of the things that getting accused 770 00:40:22,037 --> 00:40:23,498 of a lot of stuff when you're a famous does 771 00:40:23,533 --> 00:40:26,212 is it opens the door for everybody to come out and say, 772 00:40:26,247 --> 00:40:27,813 "And me, too, boss, and me, too." 773 00:40:27,847 --> 00:40:30,039 It's like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. 774 00:40:30,073 --> 00:40:32,718 So you'd have to really like take a minute 775 00:40:32,753 --> 00:40:37,658 and follow the evidence, follow what happens. 776 00:40:37,694 --> 00:40:39,224 Follow what happens. 777 00:40:39,259 --> 00:40:43,260 We see that other friends of ours in a similar position 778 00:40:43,295 --> 00:40:44,652 are being accused of something, 779 00:40:44,686 --> 00:40:46,948 so cops are still investigating. 780 00:40:46,983 --> 00:40:48,792 We'll know when we know. 781 00:40:48,827 --> 00:40:52,062 - After so many different cases had gone to court, 782 00:40:52,097 --> 00:40:54,150 they retracted and had to go back and say, 783 00:40:54,184 --> 00:40:56,550 "Okay, yes, we believe the women." 784 00:40:56,585 --> 00:41:01,108 But I think that the issue of race also did play into it. 785 00:41:01,143 --> 00:41:03,856 How can you be saying this about this amazing figure 786 00:41:03,892 --> 00:41:06,953 in the black community after everything he's done? 787 00:41:06,987 --> 00:41:10,014 And you see that, I think, in other cases, too. 788 00:41:10,050 --> 00:41:13,181 you see that with, for example, R. Kelly. 789 00:41:13,216 --> 00:41:14,608 There's this kind of abuse. 790 00:41:14,642 --> 00:41:18,364 There's other factors that can come into play 791 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,974 in terms of why we may doubt the validity 792 00:41:21,009 --> 00:41:24,280 of the women or the people involved. 793 00:41:24,314 --> 00:41:28,002 (soft tense piano music) 794 00:41:28,037 --> 00:41:31,308 - [Narrator] December 3rd, 2014. 795 00:41:32,664 --> 00:41:35,169 Breaking his long silence through Twitter, 796 00:41:35,204 --> 00:41:38,510 Cosby sends his family's thanks to the stars who, 797 00:41:38,544 --> 00:41:41,327 in recent days, publicly defended him. 798 00:41:42,475 --> 00:41:44,737 Since the remarks were made, 799 00:41:44,772 --> 00:41:46,754 both Whoopi Goldberg and Jill Scott 800 00:41:46,790 --> 00:41:49,226 have distanced themselves from their comments 801 00:41:49,260 --> 00:41:51,243 and reversed their stance. 802 00:41:51,278 --> 00:41:52,530 (muffled chatter) 803 00:41:52,565 --> 00:41:54,827 - All right, so- - They all melted! 804 00:41:54,861 --> 00:41:56,845 - [Woman] All right, so we're at your car. 805 00:41:56,879 --> 00:41:58,305 - Got it. - All right, and then- 806 00:41:58,341 --> 00:41:59,593 - [Man] What's your favorite pudding flavor? 807 00:41:59,628 --> 00:42:01,054 - Lauren is gonna- - chocolate. 808 00:42:01,089 --> 00:42:02,342 - Lauren is gonna be in the car with you, 809 00:42:02,376 --> 00:42:03,768 and I'll meet you around the block 810 00:42:03,803 --> 00:42:05,020 when you're at your next stop. - Heard you twice. 811 00:42:05,055 --> 00:42:06,168 Heard you twice. - All right. 812 00:42:06,203 --> 00:42:07,665 There we go. - Bye bye. 813 00:42:07,699 --> 00:42:09,439 (tense brooding music) 814 00:42:09,474 --> 00:42:11,736 - [Narrator] December 16th, 2014. 815 00:42:11,770 --> 00:42:15,075 On grounds that the statute of limitations had passed, 816 00:42:15,110 --> 00:42:17,963 the case brought against Cosby relating to the claim 817 00:42:17,998 --> 00:42:21,338 of underaged sexual exploitation is thrown out. 818 00:42:21,372 --> 00:42:26,034 (tool whirs) (muffled chatter) 819 00:42:26,070 --> 00:42:29,340 On the same day, three more women are unveiled 820 00:42:29,375 --> 00:42:32,158 to the media with fresh accusations. 821 00:42:32,192 --> 00:42:35,394 Phylicia Rashad, the actress who played the better half 822 00:42:35,428 --> 00:42:37,725 of Mr. Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," 823 00:42:37,759 --> 00:42:39,151 has her say on the matter 824 00:42:39,186 --> 00:42:42,109 in an exclusive ABC news interview, 825 00:42:42,143 --> 00:42:45,727 suggesting a more nefarious plot is at play. 826 00:42:47,153 --> 00:42:50,597 - He's a genius. He is generous. 827 00:42:50,633 --> 00:42:54,042 He's kind. He's inclusive. 828 00:42:54,077 --> 00:42:59,261 What has happened is declaration in the media of guilt. 829 00:43:02,357 --> 00:43:07,367 Without proof, what I said is this is not about the women. 830 00:43:07,402 --> 00:43:10,012 This is about something else. 831 00:43:10,046 --> 00:43:13,769 This is about the obliteration of legacy. 832 00:43:13,804 --> 00:43:17,109 (muffled chatter) (cameras click) 833 00:43:17,144 --> 00:43:18,536 - [Narrator] Throughout 2015, 834 00:43:18,570 --> 00:43:21,319 as accusations continue to flood in, 835 00:43:21,353 --> 00:43:23,372 waves of women are sat in front 836 00:43:23,406 --> 00:43:25,355 of the media to tell their stories. 837 00:43:27,129 --> 00:43:29,252 - These new accusers are coming forward now, 838 00:43:29,286 --> 00:43:32,243 either because they want to support other alleged victims 839 00:43:32,279 --> 00:43:33,878 or because they feel that they 840 00:43:33,914 --> 00:43:38,610 could no longer hold the secret within them anymore. 841 00:43:38,645 --> 00:43:41,220 Linda alleges that the following happened. 842 00:43:41,254 --> 00:43:46,056 She says, "I felt Cosby's left hand gently grab my long hair 843 00:43:46,090 --> 00:43:47,725 behind my head. 844 00:43:47,761 --> 00:43:49,640 His giant frame blocked the door 845 00:43:49,674 --> 00:43:52,283 so if anyone should try to enter, 846 00:43:52,318 --> 00:43:55,345 they would not be able to see what he was doing. 847 00:43:55,380 --> 00:43:58,755 As I looked up, his penis was out of his pants, 848 00:43:58,789 --> 00:44:02,025 and he shoved it into my mouth. 849 00:44:02,059 --> 00:44:05,957 His attack was fast with surgical precision, 850 00:44:05,991 --> 00:44:08,983 and surprise was on his side." 851 00:44:09,018 --> 00:44:12,254 - The last thing that I remember until I woke up 852 00:44:12,288 --> 00:44:16,046 about five, 5:15 in the afternoon. 853 00:44:16,081 --> 00:44:19,142 (dark brooding music) 854 00:44:19,178 --> 00:44:24,396 I was shocked. I didn't know how I had lost so much time. 855 00:44:25,823 --> 00:44:29,511 My boyfriend, who later became my fiance and husband, 856 00:44:29,545 --> 00:44:32,120 was supposed to pick me up at six o'clock. 857 00:44:33,338 --> 00:44:34,904 My clothes were thrown all over the room, 858 00:44:34,938 --> 00:44:39,322 and I felt semen on the small of my back and all over me. 859 00:44:39,357 --> 00:44:41,688 It was disgusting. 860 00:44:41,722 --> 00:44:46,941 Bill obviously did not use a condom, and there was no lunch, 861 00:44:47,846 --> 00:44:51,081 and Bill was nowhere to be seen. 862 00:44:51,116 --> 00:44:54,247 I was confused and ashamed and never told anyone 863 00:44:54,282 --> 00:44:55,779 about what happened to me. 864 00:44:58,422 --> 00:45:02,006 - I remember eating and watching most of the show, 865 00:45:02,041 --> 00:45:04,163 but right before the show was over, 866 00:45:04,198 --> 00:45:06,042 everything became a blur. 867 00:45:06,077 --> 00:45:08,755 I believe someone had put something in my drink. 868 00:45:11,956 --> 00:45:13,905 This is really hard. 869 00:45:13,940 --> 00:45:15,923 I don't remember leaving the dinner show, 870 00:45:15,957 --> 00:45:19,054 and when I came to, I was lying in Bill Cosby's bed. 871 00:45:21,420 --> 00:45:22,672 - Bill would fly me back and forth 872 00:45:22,707 --> 00:45:24,516 between New York City and Buffalo. 873 00:45:25,978 --> 00:45:30,709 He waited almost two years before he tried anything on me 874 00:45:30,744 --> 00:45:32,657 because he knew... 875 00:45:32,693 --> 00:45:35,650 (dramatic music) 876 00:45:37,702 --> 00:45:39,859 (chuckles) It's okay. 877 00:45:39,895 --> 00:45:41,634 Because you knew that I was a virgin 878 00:45:41,668 --> 00:45:43,409 and I was raised as a Christian. 879 00:45:44,835 --> 00:45:47,374 Bill then yelled, "Well, you're never going to make it 880 00:45:47,410 --> 00:45:51,480 in this business unless you sleep with me," and I responded, 881 00:45:51,515 --> 00:45:54,959 "Shame on you, Mr. Father Figure of America. 882 00:45:54,994 --> 00:45:57,777 Your kids are older than I am." 883 00:45:57,812 --> 00:46:00,317 - I felt unusually dizzy. 884 00:46:01,535 --> 00:46:05,153 After a while, Mr. Cosby started getting fresh. 885 00:46:05,188 --> 00:46:10,302 He was touching me and rubbing my leg. 886 00:46:11,207 --> 00:46:12,251 The next thing I remember, 887 00:46:12,285 --> 00:46:15,938 I was waking up in my car, 888 00:46:17,191 --> 00:46:20,670 my head hanging down from the seat alone. 889 00:46:22,410 --> 00:46:24,288 I knew I was drugged. 890 00:46:24,324 --> 00:46:26,689 When I got home, I realized my panties 891 00:46:26,724 --> 00:46:29,298 were missing and I never found them. 892 00:46:30,795 --> 00:46:35,874 I believe that Mr. Cosby took them after he assaulted me. 893 00:46:37,753 --> 00:46:41,823 - A man grabbed me from behind very firmly 894 00:46:41,859 --> 00:46:44,189 and quite purposefully. 895 00:46:44,224 --> 00:46:47,425 He had his arm on my waist and forcefully pulled me 896 00:46:47,460 --> 00:46:50,173 into his private area saying, 897 00:46:50,209 --> 00:46:53,966 Hey, back that thing up here, girl, back it on up." 898 00:46:54,001 --> 00:46:57,341 I felt his private parts against my backside. 899 00:46:57,375 --> 00:46:59,324 I cried out and tried to pull away 900 00:46:59,359 --> 00:47:01,690 from his vice-like grip on my waist. 901 00:47:01,724 --> 00:47:04,577 - He leaned me up against the chest, 902 00:47:04,612 --> 00:47:07,360 raise my robe, and raped me. 903 00:47:08,648 --> 00:47:12,301 Next, Cosby took me into the dining room 904 00:47:12,336 --> 00:47:16,476 and laid me on the floor where he continued his assault. 905 00:47:19,711 --> 00:47:24,930 I did not realize until last year that the other women 906 00:47:26,426 --> 00:47:29,105 were telling me their stories and that they were drugged. 907 00:47:29,140 --> 00:47:32,897 - There are still more alleged victims 908 00:47:32,933 --> 00:47:37,839 who will be courageous enough to come forward in the future. 909 00:47:37,873 --> 00:47:39,995 It is vital that the women who assert 910 00:47:40,030 --> 00:47:42,605 that they are victims speak out. 911 00:47:45,318 --> 00:47:46,849 (ethereal music) 912 00:47:46,884 --> 00:47:49,354 - [Narrator] July 6th, 2015. 913 00:47:50,572 --> 00:47:53,529 In responding to some of the new allegations, 914 00:47:53,564 --> 00:47:57,704 Cosby breaches the terms of a nondisclosure agreement. 915 00:47:59,165 --> 00:48:02,749 Constand files a motion to have her deposition unsealed. 916 00:48:04,071 --> 00:48:06,089 The grant allows court documents 917 00:48:06,124 --> 00:48:09,568 from the 2005 lawsuit to be revealed, 918 00:48:09,603 --> 00:48:12,978 showing Cosby had admitted to giving Quaaludes 919 00:48:13,012 --> 00:48:16,770 to women with whom he wanted to have sex. 920 00:48:16,805 --> 00:48:20,458 The situation went from bad to worse. 921 00:48:20,493 --> 00:48:24,633 (muffled chanting and shouting) 922 00:48:24,668 --> 00:48:27,591 July 26th, 2015. 923 00:48:27,625 --> 00:48:30,095 Spelman college returns the remaining funds 924 00:48:30,131 --> 00:48:34,374 of his $20 million donation to the historically black school 925 00:48:34,410 --> 00:48:38,828 while ceasing the professorship in honor of him. 926 00:48:38,863 --> 00:48:41,472 Both the Marquette and Fordham Universities 927 00:48:41,508 --> 00:48:45,264 rescind the honorary degrees bestowed upon him. 928 00:48:45,299 --> 00:48:48,117 Tufts University, Gaucher College, 929 00:48:48,153 --> 00:48:50,553 and Amherst College followed suit, 930 00:48:50,588 --> 00:48:54,101 the latter being the first time in the college's history. 931 00:48:56,397 --> 00:48:58,381 (car whooshes past) 932 00:48:58,416 --> 00:49:00,991 December 14th, 2015. 933 00:49:02,451 --> 00:49:05,791 Seven of Cosby's accusers receive countersuits, 934 00:49:05,827 --> 00:49:09,897 claiming defamation against the once revered comic. 935 00:49:09,932 --> 00:49:13,620 By the end of the year, over 50 women have come forward 936 00:49:13,654 --> 00:49:18,386 and recounted their ordeals, most throughout 2015. 937 00:49:18,422 --> 00:49:23,362 - The picture has nothing to do with a legal problem at all, 938 00:49:23,396 --> 00:49:24,893 not a thing. 939 00:49:24,927 --> 00:49:26,772 The picture was there long before these people even came 940 00:49:26,806 --> 00:49:28,754 about with the legal problem, 941 00:49:28,789 --> 00:49:32,303 but I don't believe those women at all, I really don't. 942 00:49:32,338 --> 00:49:37,348 - Bill Cosby been a role model for what, 50 years or more. 943 00:49:38,670 --> 00:49:40,862 And these people come out of the woodwork 944 00:49:40,896 --> 00:49:43,784 with all this allegations or whatever. 945 00:49:43,819 --> 00:49:45,037 They have to prove that, really. 946 00:49:45,071 --> 00:49:50,047 - I think that it's not somebody 947 00:49:50,081 --> 00:49:53,561 that should be glorified in public. 948 00:49:56,901 --> 00:49:59,823 But yeah, I think it's also important that it's proven. 949 00:49:59,858 --> 00:50:05,077 (soft tense music) (muffled music plays on radio) 950 00:50:07,721 --> 00:50:11,235 - [Narrator] Bill was free until now. 951 00:50:12,418 --> 00:50:13,983 - Some of this- - And right? 952 00:50:14,018 --> 00:50:16,732 - Well, we're shooting over there, move down there. 953 00:50:16,766 --> 00:50:18,054 (muffled speaking) (people laugh) 954 00:50:18,089 --> 00:50:20,211 - You walked away. - Okay, thank you! 955 00:50:20,246 --> 00:50:21,568 - [Man] Thank you. 956 00:50:21,602 --> 00:50:22,716 - Hello, Mr. Cosby- - Yes sir, that's enough. 957 00:50:22,752 --> 00:50:23,517 - [Man] Mr. Cosby. 958 00:50:23,551 --> 00:50:26,995 - December 30th, 2015. 959 00:50:27,031 --> 00:50:30,335 For the first time only two weeks before the statute 960 00:50:30,371 --> 00:50:32,632 of limitations would have expired, 961 00:50:32,667 --> 00:50:34,998 Bill Cosby is charged with drugging 962 00:50:35,033 --> 00:50:39,799 and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. 963 00:50:40,982 --> 00:50:43,174 Cosby remained silent on the plea 964 00:50:44,182 --> 00:50:46,131 and is free on a $1 million bail. 965 00:50:47,349 --> 00:50:51,350 - This indictment today undermines his claims 966 00:50:51,384 --> 00:50:55,072 to be a consensual sexual partner. 967 00:50:55,108 --> 00:50:57,717 There's a certain vindication for my clients 968 00:50:57,751 --> 00:50:59,734 who've been saying, "This is the type of person 969 00:50:59,770 --> 00:51:01,962 that would do this kind of thing." 970 00:51:03,666 --> 00:51:08,885 (cameras click) (muffled chatter) 971 00:51:20,679 --> 00:51:23,880 (traffic hums) 972 00:51:23,915 --> 00:51:29,134 - [Narrator] May 24th, 2016, Montgomery County Courthouse. 973 00:51:31,569 --> 00:51:34,805 Failing to nullify the case through objections, 974 00:51:34,839 --> 00:51:38,876 Cosby takes the stand and enters a plea of not guilty. 975 00:51:40,198 --> 00:51:42,146 (soft poignant string music) 976 00:51:42,181 --> 00:51:43,607 - [Woman] Good morning, everyone. 977 00:51:43,642 --> 00:51:46,495 This is a great day for the state of Colorado. 978 00:51:46,529 --> 00:51:49,452 It's a great day because the doors of justice 979 00:51:49,487 --> 00:51:51,365 are open for crime victims 980 00:51:51,401 --> 00:51:54,184 who have been victimized by sexual assault. 981 00:51:55,401 --> 00:51:57,628 - Today, I'm very happy to be here in Colorado 982 00:51:57,663 --> 00:52:01,351 to witness Colorado governor John Hickenlooper's signing 983 00:52:01,386 --> 00:52:05,039 of HB16-1260 into law. 984 00:52:05,074 --> 00:52:08,205 I represent more than 30 accusers of Bill Cosby, 985 00:52:08,239 --> 00:52:11,510 including Denver resident Beth Ferrier. 986 00:52:11,545 --> 00:52:13,632 Many of my clients who alleged that they 987 00:52:13,667 --> 00:52:15,198 were drugged and raped are prevented 988 00:52:15,233 --> 00:52:18,955 from having their cases ever considered for prosecution 989 00:52:18,991 --> 00:52:21,251 by the district attorney in Colorado 990 00:52:21,287 --> 00:52:23,791 because of the statute of limitations, 991 00:52:23,827 --> 00:52:26,574 the arbitrary time period set by law. 992 00:52:26,610 --> 00:52:30,332 In other words, it's too late for a criminal prosecution, 993 00:52:30,367 --> 00:52:32,977 even if the district attorney concludes 994 00:52:33,011 --> 00:52:34,229 that there is sufficient evidence 995 00:52:34,264 --> 00:52:37,326 to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. 996 00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:40,457 As lawyers and as legislators, 997 00:52:40,491 --> 00:52:44,318 we should ask who benefits from a relatively short statute 998 00:52:44,354 --> 00:52:46,545 of limitations for rape and sexual assault 999 00:52:46,580 --> 00:52:48,110 and who is hurt by it. 1000 00:52:48,146 --> 00:52:49,677 The answer is simple. 1001 00:52:49,711 --> 00:52:53,539 The victim is hurt and the rapist is helped. 1002 00:52:53,573 --> 00:52:55,034 She must live with the knowledge 1003 00:52:55,069 --> 00:52:57,087 that she is being denied justice, 1004 00:52:57,122 --> 00:53:00,845 and he is happy that he is free to rape again. 1005 00:53:00,879 --> 00:53:04,602 I commend her tireless and successful efforts 1006 00:53:04,637 --> 00:53:09,821 to win passage of HB16-1260, the bill signed into law today 1007 00:53:11,317 --> 00:53:14,414 which will extend the statute of limitations in Colorado 1008 00:53:14,448 --> 00:53:18,623 to 20 years for criminal prosecution for rape. 1009 00:53:18,658 --> 00:53:22,798 - [Narrator] June 10th, 2016, Colorado. 1010 00:53:22,833 --> 00:53:24,295 (poignant pleasant music) 1011 00:53:24,329 --> 00:53:27,252 Seen as a barrier for victimized women, 1012 00:53:27,286 --> 00:53:30,313 Beth Ferrier, one of the Cosby accusers, 1013 00:53:30,349 --> 00:53:33,270 is successful in altering the status quo 1014 00:53:33,306 --> 00:53:35,914 surrounding the statute of limitations. 1015 00:53:43,812 --> 00:53:47,848 - Each and every time we had a hurdle 1016 00:53:49,240 --> 00:53:53,520 with Gloria telling me, "Beth, be the change, 1017 00:53:53,554 --> 00:53:58,356 do something good," and I didn't know what to do. 1018 00:53:59,956 --> 00:54:01,347 (muffled chatter) 1019 00:54:01,383 --> 00:54:04,131 June 8th, my birthday, Rhonda finally, 1020 00:54:04,166 --> 00:54:06,775 we've heard from the governor's office, finally, 1021 00:54:06,810 --> 00:54:10,811 that this was the final day that that bill, 1022 00:54:10,845 --> 00:54:14,673 House Bill 1260, could be signed. 1023 00:54:14,707 --> 00:54:17,909 And Gloria, my attorney, represents me. 1024 00:54:17,943 --> 00:54:21,144 I am a victim of sexual assault, 1025 00:54:21,179 --> 00:54:22,815 drugged and sexually assaulted 1026 00:54:22,849 --> 00:54:26,119 by Bill Cosby here in Denver in 1986. 1027 00:54:26,154 --> 00:54:29,216 So I'm here to tell you, you can survive. 1028 00:54:29,250 --> 00:54:30,746 You have to speak up, 1029 00:54:30,781 --> 00:54:35,513 and that's what I want the community in Colorado to know. 1030 00:54:35,548 --> 00:54:39,271 Do not stay quiet. Do not stay in the shadows. 1031 00:54:39,305 --> 00:54:43,898 Don't be afraid anymore. Don't be depressed. 1032 00:54:43,933 --> 00:54:46,403 It's not a bad thing. It's not about you. 1033 00:54:46,437 --> 00:54:48,177 It's your voice. 1034 00:54:48,212 --> 00:54:50,335 (muffled chatter) (soft contemplative music) 1035 00:54:50,369 --> 00:54:52,978 (Beth laughs) 1036 00:54:56,702 --> 00:54:59,415 - [Narrator] July 18th, 2016. 1037 00:55:00,667 --> 00:55:01,955 In a drastic turn of events, 1038 00:55:01,989 --> 00:55:04,633 sources closest to Cosby share news 1039 00:55:04,669 --> 00:55:06,825 of his physical deterioration. 1040 00:55:08,287 --> 00:55:09,783 Now suffering 1041 00:55:09,818 --> 00:55:12,740 from the degenerative eye condition keratoconus, 1042 00:55:12,775 --> 00:55:15,211 Bill is completely blind. 1043 00:55:15,245 --> 00:55:17,507 For critics who draw comparisons 1044 00:55:17,541 --> 00:55:19,977 with Harvey Weinstein's Walker, 1045 00:55:20,011 --> 00:55:22,377 it could be seen as a sympathy tactic. 1046 00:55:23,839 --> 00:55:29,022 (muffled chatter) (traffic hums) 1047 00:55:30,658 --> 00:55:33,163 September 9th, 2016. 1048 00:55:34,450 --> 00:55:36,990 In a statement read by Cosby's lawyers 1049 00:55:37,025 --> 00:55:39,843 referencing the civil rights leaders of the past, 1050 00:55:39,878 --> 00:55:43,357 his defense put forward the notion that Cosby 1051 00:55:43,392 --> 00:55:45,931 is the target of racial discrimination. 1052 00:55:47,114 --> 00:55:50,037 It is the first time their accusation 1053 00:55:50,072 --> 00:55:51,881 is put in the public sphere. 1054 00:55:53,934 --> 00:55:56,891 - Mr. Cosby has spent his entire life trying 1055 00:55:56,925 --> 00:55:59,952 to fight against injustice and trying 1056 00:55:59,988 --> 00:56:02,909 to help other people overcome racism and prejudice. 1057 00:56:04,371 --> 00:56:06,841 Through the power and brilliance of his comedy, 1058 00:56:06,876 --> 00:56:08,442 through the power of his words, 1059 00:56:08,476 --> 00:56:11,086 and through his countless acts of charity, 1060 00:56:11,121 --> 00:56:16,340 he has given a generation of Americans the ability 1061 00:56:17,244 --> 00:56:19,819 to have pride, to have hope. 1062 00:56:23,750 --> 00:56:26,012 He taught an absolute generation of Americans 1063 00:56:26,046 --> 00:56:28,516 to trust in America, to trust that in America, 1064 00:56:28,552 --> 00:56:30,499 regardless of who you are or where you're from 1065 00:56:30,535 --> 00:56:33,526 or the color of your skin, that your courts 1066 00:56:34,987 --> 00:56:38,607 and the media will treat you fairly and with decency. 1067 00:56:39,719 --> 00:56:41,250 That trust has been shaken. 1068 00:56:43,025 --> 00:56:48,243 The media has presumed him guilty, not innocent. 1069 00:56:49,740 --> 00:56:50,992 The media has championed the causes of his accusers 1070 00:56:51,027 --> 00:56:53,880 with little thought to investigation, 1071 00:56:53,915 --> 00:56:55,411 with little thought to challenging 1072 00:56:55,445 --> 00:56:59,516 or exposing the motivations behind any accusations, 1073 00:56:59,550 --> 00:57:00,942 and in the courts, 1074 00:57:00,977 --> 00:57:04,491 we have seen a prosecutor break a promise, 1075 00:57:04,526 --> 00:57:07,970 a time-honored promise in this case. 1076 00:57:08,005 --> 00:57:10,789 And for those that have stood up for Mr. Cosby, 1077 00:57:10,823 --> 00:57:13,850 for those that have proclaimed his innocence, 1078 00:57:13,885 --> 00:57:17,364 well, they have been sued and they have been vilified 1079 00:57:17,398 --> 00:57:20,808 and they have been silenced and they have been ignored, 1080 00:57:20,844 --> 00:57:21,713 but no more. 1081 00:57:22,931 --> 00:57:25,019 The time has come for somebody somewhere 1082 00:57:25,053 --> 00:57:27,349 to shine a spotlight on the trampling 1083 00:57:27,385 --> 00:57:30,376 of this man's civil rights, and that time is now. 1084 00:57:32,846 --> 00:57:34,621 A smart man a long time ago said that, 1085 00:57:34,655 --> 00:57:36,639 "Injustice anywhere is in fact a threat 1086 00:57:36,674 --> 00:57:39,004 to justice everywhere." 1087 00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:40,883 Those words were true when they were spoken 1088 00:57:40,918 --> 00:57:42,762 and they are true today. 1089 00:57:42,797 --> 00:57:44,223 - [Woman] Are you saying 1090 00:57:44,259 --> 00:57:45,441 that he won't get a fair trial, sir? 1091 00:57:46,798 --> 00:57:50,137 - Because of the lack of cooperation 1092 00:57:50,173 --> 00:57:51,669 and the lack of investigation, 1093 00:57:51,704 --> 00:57:56,922 we have seen a barrage of new accusers claiming Me Too. 1094 00:58:00,262 --> 00:58:04,577 To accept the assumption of guilty by numbers 1095 00:58:04,611 --> 00:58:08,299 or guilt by volume is really the same thing 1096 00:58:08,334 --> 00:58:13,553 as accepting the assumption of guilt before innocence. 1097 00:58:15,153 --> 00:58:19,711 For Mr. Cosby, this is a version of the shoot now, 1098 00:58:21,103 --> 00:58:25,104 ask questions later approach to judicial justice 1099 00:58:25,138 --> 00:58:27,400 that you're seeing in the streets. 1100 00:58:27,435 --> 00:58:29,035 Victims of sexual assault 1101 00:58:29,070 --> 00:58:31,819 deserve our support and protection. 1102 00:58:33,488 --> 00:58:35,541 Women should not be objectified, 1103 00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:40,238 but not at the cost 1104 00:58:40,273 --> 00:58:44,100 of sacrificing every person's fundamental right 1105 00:58:44,135 --> 00:58:47,962 to be deemed innocent before proven guilty, 1106 00:58:47,996 --> 00:58:51,580 to require that the accuser come forward with evidence. 1107 00:58:53,007 --> 00:58:57,460 To settle for anything less is not women's rights. 1108 00:58:57,494 --> 00:58:59,269 It's not about feminism. 1109 00:59:00,730 --> 00:59:03,200 It's about sacrificing civil rights and human rights. 1110 00:59:04,488 --> 00:59:06,158 Thank you. 1111 00:59:06,193 --> 00:59:07,411 - Thank you. - Thank you. 1112 00:59:07,445 --> 00:59:12,559 (tense dramatic music) (muffled chatter) 1113 00:59:22,406 --> 00:59:25,433 - Still love you, sir. - Thank you. 1114 00:59:27,694 --> 00:59:30,477 (cameras click) 1115 00:59:50,726 --> 00:59:53,718 - [Narrator] June 5th, 2017. 1116 00:59:53,753 --> 00:59:57,545 (tense music) (cameras click) 1117 00:59:57,581 --> 00:59:59,528 - [Man] Mr. Cosby, sir, how do you feel 1118 00:59:59,563 --> 01:00:01,268 about the first day of trial? 1119 01:00:01,303 --> 01:00:02,972 (muffled shouting) 1120 01:00:03,008 --> 01:00:04,539 - [Woman] Mr. Cosby, how are you feeling today? 1121 01:00:04,573 --> 01:00:07,113 - [Narrator] Cosby, arm in arm with former costar 1122 01:00:07,147 --> 01:00:10,418 of "The Cosby Show," Keshia Knight Pulliam, 1123 01:00:10,453 --> 01:00:12,471 arrives in Montgomery to start the trial 1124 01:00:12,506 --> 01:00:14,211 that will decide his future. 1125 01:00:16,020 --> 01:00:19,290 - This is never anything that feels good. 1126 01:00:20,995 --> 01:00:24,300 However, I came to support because this 1127 01:00:24,335 --> 01:00:25,692 is where you hear the facts. 1128 01:00:25,726 --> 01:00:28,336 This is where the truth happens. 1129 01:00:28,371 --> 01:00:30,354 I don't take these charges lightly. 1130 01:00:30,388 --> 01:00:35,607 I don't condone sexual assault in any way, shape or form. 1131 01:00:37,103 --> 01:00:40,617 It's easy to support someone and to be in their corner 1132 01:00:40,653 --> 01:00:43,018 when things are great, when things are good, 1133 01:00:43,053 --> 01:00:48,202 but true family, friendship, integrity 1134 01:00:49,837 --> 01:00:51,960 is how do people show up and support 1135 01:00:51,994 --> 01:00:53,873 when things aren't looking so great. 1136 01:00:59,335 --> 01:01:04,554 (gate rattles) (muffled speaking) 1137 01:01:07,476 --> 01:01:08,729 - This is just the beginning! 1138 01:01:08,764 --> 01:01:11,513 And we want the citizens of Montgomery County 1139 01:01:11,547 --> 01:01:15,027 to see that this trial is to not be going on! 1140 01:01:15,061 --> 01:01:17,461 They're wasting the taxpayer's money, 1141 01:01:17,497 --> 01:01:20,001 and Mr. Cosby should not be here! 1142 01:01:20,037 --> 01:01:22,646 Mr. Cosby maintains his innocence, 1143 01:01:22,680 --> 01:01:25,847 and he will be found not guilty of all charges! 1144 01:01:25,881 --> 01:01:26,751 Thank you. 1145 01:01:27,934 --> 01:01:33,083 (muffled shouting) (tense music) 1146 01:01:34,267 --> 01:01:35,241 - [Woman] Mr. Cosby, where is his wife? 1147 01:01:35,275 --> 01:01:38,059 - [Narrator] June 17th, 2017. 1148 01:01:38,094 --> 01:01:43,034 After six days, 52 hours of heated deliberation 1149 01:01:43,068 --> 01:01:46,756 between the seven men and five women jury ends 1150 01:01:46,792 --> 01:01:48,044 in a mistrial. 1151 01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:50,375 The inflamed debate that left the one juror 1152 01:01:50,410 --> 01:01:54,307 with his fist in a wall winds down at 10 to two 1153 01:01:55,419 --> 01:01:56,881 in favor of a guilty motion. 1154 01:01:56,915 --> 01:01:59,768 Two hold outs prevent a guilty verdict. 1155 01:01:59,804 --> 01:02:03,596 - Well, I wanted to come out and address what we just heard 1156 01:02:03,631 --> 01:02:06,658 from the judge about a deadlock. 1157 01:02:06,692 --> 01:02:11,911 Today, we have really seen Mr. Cosby get the justice 1158 01:02:14,138 --> 01:02:17,269 that he was looking for in Montgomery County. 1159 01:02:17,304 --> 01:02:22,522 - The judge has announced that the jury 1160 01:02:23,775 --> 01:02:25,201 has stated that it is deadlocked. 1161 01:02:26,385 --> 01:02:31,255 However, that does not mean this is over. 1162 01:02:31,290 --> 01:02:35,222 - [Narrator] Prosecutor Kevin Steele vows to retry the case. 1163 01:02:35,256 --> 01:02:38,979 (dark brooding music) 1164 01:02:39,014 --> 01:02:41,832 January 26th, 2018. 1165 01:02:43,467 --> 01:02:45,276 In a tense turn of events, 1166 01:02:45,311 --> 01:02:48,408 accusations of prosecutorial misconduct 1167 01:02:48,442 --> 01:02:51,191 are filed by Cosby's attorneys, 1168 01:02:51,226 --> 01:02:53,070 citing a withholding and destroying 1169 01:02:53,104 --> 01:02:56,758 of evidence that could have aided his defense. 1170 01:02:56,792 --> 01:02:59,332 The evidence in question? 1171 01:02:59,366 --> 01:03:02,707 An interview conducted with a woman claiming that Constand 1172 01:03:02,742 --> 01:03:06,743 had told her she had not been sexually assaulted 1173 01:03:06,778 --> 01:03:10,187 and was instead looking to get money. 1174 01:03:11,787 --> 01:03:15,371 District attorney Kevin Steele in charge of the case 1175 01:03:15,405 --> 01:03:19,303 calls the accusations "demonstrably false," 1176 01:03:19,338 --> 01:03:22,190 claiming Cosby's former counsel was aware 1177 01:03:22,225 --> 01:03:24,799 of the interview prior to the first trial. 1178 01:03:33,637 --> 01:03:35,689 April 2nd, 2018. 1179 01:03:35,725 --> 01:03:40,247 The second trial of Constand versus Cosby begins. 1180 01:03:40,282 --> 01:03:43,726 Cosby continues to deny all charges against him, 1181 01:03:43,761 --> 01:03:47,032 stating the encounters with Constand were consensual. 1182 01:03:54,338 --> 01:03:57,504 (muffled chatter) 1183 01:03:57,538 --> 01:03:59,070 (man gasps) (woman yells) 1184 01:03:59,104 --> 01:04:00,809 A week into proceedings, the figure of hush money payments 1185 01:04:00,844 --> 01:04:03,732 to Cosby's primary accuser is disclosed 1186 01:04:03,766 --> 01:04:06,236 by the prosecution for the first time. 1187 01:04:09,019 --> 01:04:14,238 A 3.38 million payment was sent in exchange for silence. 1188 01:04:15,700 --> 01:04:18,483 - [Women] No more silence! Stop sexual violence! 1189 01:04:18,519 --> 01:04:23,145 No more silence! Our voices will break through! 1190 01:04:23,181 --> 01:04:27,356 That's why we say me too. Our voices will break through! 1191 01:04:27,390 --> 01:04:31,565 Our voices will break through! That's why we say me too! 1192 01:04:31,599 --> 01:04:34,800 Our voices will break through! Me too! 1193 01:04:34,836 --> 01:04:36,541 Our voices will break through! 1194 01:04:36,575 --> 01:04:40,680 - This case really is a representation of how our country 1195 01:04:40,716 --> 01:04:45,899 has dealt with sexual violence over the last 50 years. 1196 01:04:47,395 --> 01:04:50,701 Here, we have someone who has not been held accountable 1197 01:04:50,735 --> 01:04:53,866 until now, and we hope that this time around, 1198 01:04:53,901 --> 01:04:57,242 the jury will come to the right conclusion 1199 01:04:57,276 --> 01:04:59,712 because justice needs to be done, 1200 01:04:59,746 --> 01:05:02,982 not just for Andrea but for all of his victims 1201 01:05:03,017 --> 01:05:05,522 and for victims across the country. 1202 01:05:05,556 --> 01:05:07,644 - People don't get justice every day 1203 01:05:07,679 --> 01:05:11,332 because someone has power, and it's usually a male 1204 01:05:11,367 --> 01:05:14,881 who has power who can turn things in his favor. 1205 01:05:14,916 --> 01:05:16,863 But I don't think the Me Too movement 1206 01:05:16,899 --> 01:05:19,543 is really going to make a difference here. 1207 01:05:19,578 --> 01:05:23,683 It just showed the large scale of people who are surviving 1208 01:05:23,718 --> 01:05:26,571 and dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse 1209 01:05:26,605 --> 01:05:30,398 that we can't let people go into court systems anymore 1210 01:05:30,432 --> 01:05:34,120 and walk out of there free from their crime. 1211 01:05:34,156 --> 01:05:36,834 (tense music) 1212 01:05:45,184 --> 01:05:48,107 (muffled chatter) 1213 01:05:48,142 --> 01:05:53,222 - [Man] How you feeling, Mr. Cosby? How you feeling? 1214 01:05:53,256 --> 01:05:56,249 (muffled shouting) 1215 01:06:15,523 --> 01:06:19,698 - (muffled shouting) Bill Cosby is a rapist! 1216 01:06:19,732 --> 01:06:22,794 (muffled shouting) 1217 01:06:25,821 --> 01:06:27,178 (boom echoes) 1218 01:06:27,213 --> 01:06:31,909 (muffled shouting) (booming tense ethereal music) 1219 01:06:59,569 --> 01:07:01,517 - [Narrator] April 26th, 2018. 1220 01:07:03,466 --> 01:07:05,902 After deliberating for the past day, 1221 01:07:05,936 --> 01:07:07,954 jurors unveil their verdict, 1222 01:07:10,250 --> 01:07:12,233 guilty on three felony counts 1223 01:07:12,268 --> 01:07:14,564 of aggravated indecent assault. 1224 01:07:15,747 --> 01:07:18,774 (muffled shouting) 1225 01:07:20,026 --> 01:07:21,941 - So today, we're finally in a place 1226 01:07:21,975 --> 01:07:23,714 to say that justice was done. 1227 01:07:25,176 --> 01:07:28,272 Aas prosecutors, we have a responsibility to seek justice, 1228 01:07:28,307 --> 01:07:33,526 and we have to go wherever and to whomever it takes us. 1229 01:07:34,987 --> 01:07:37,631 And I hope and I pray that our actions have shown 1230 01:07:37,666 --> 01:07:41,215 that we will stand up with those victims 1231 01:07:41,249 --> 01:07:43,964 and all women that are out there standing up 1232 01:07:43,998 --> 01:07:49,217 and telling their truth, I, we support them 1233 01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:52,766 and encourage them to keep it up. 1234 01:07:52,801 --> 01:07:54,854 - It took a lot of courage for her 1235 01:07:54,888 --> 01:07:57,184 to come back and to do this. 1236 01:07:58,193 --> 01:07:59,446 (women cheer) 1237 01:07:59,480 --> 01:08:04,421 - We are so happy that finally we can say women 1238 01:08:05,638 --> 01:08:08,874 are believed and not only on #MeToo 1239 01:08:11,275 --> 01:08:14,928 but in a court of law where they were under oath, 1240 01:08:14,962 --> 01:08:17,155 where they testified truthfully. 1241 01:08:17,190 --> 01:08:20,181 - It is not just a victory for the 62 1242 01:08:20,217 --> 01:08:24,079 of us publicly known Cosby survivors 1243 01:08:24,113 --> 01:08:28,254 whom Gloria Alred has helped give a voice! 1244 01:08:29,402 --> 01:08:32,463 It is also a victory for womanhood, 1245 01:08:32,498 --> 01:08:36,917 and it is a victory for all sexual assault survivors, 1246 01:08:36,951 --> 01:08:39,282 female and male! 1247 01:08:39,317 --> 01:08:43,109 Last year when I was sitting in the courtroom 1248 01:08:43,144 --> 01:08:46,275 of the first trial and the verdict was hung, 1249 01:08:46,310 --> 01:08:50,415 I left with such a tremendous sense of disappointment, 1250 01:08:50,450 --> 01:08:55,460 and it became evident to me that the justice system 1251 01:08:57,095 --> 01:09:00,679 is light years behind modern culture! 1252 01:09:00,714 --> 01:09:05,863 But today this jury has shown what the Me Too movement 1253 01:09:07,359 --> 01:09:10,455 is saying is that women are worthy of being believed! 1254 01:09:11,673 --> 01:09:16,579 - Though, Tom Mesereau, you tried, you failed. 1255 01:09:17,727 --> 01:09:19,710 The personal attacks did not work. 1256 01:09:20,997 --> 01:09:25,382 Bill Cosby, three words for you. 1257 01:09:25,416 --> 01:09:26,634 Guilty. 1258 01:09:26,668 --> 01:09:28,025 - [Unison] Guilty, guilty! 1259 01:09:29,661 --> 01:09:31,087 - Thank you. 1260 01:09:31,122 --> 01:09:32,931 (audience cheers and applauds) (tense ethereal music) 1261 01:09:32,966 --> 01:09:34,914 - [Narrator] With his reputation already in pieces, 1262 01:09:34,949 --> 01:09:37,002 news of Bill's guilty verdict 1263 01:09:37,036 --> 01:09:40,063 pushes the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences 1264 01:09:40,098 --> 01:09:41,316 to expel him. 1265 01:09:43,473 --> 01:09:48,691 September 24th, 2018. Norristown, Pennsylvania. 1266 01:09:49,457 --> 01:09:50,675 Under house arrest, 1267 01:09:50,710 --> 01:09:52,623 Cosby arrives in court to hear his fate. 1268 01:09:55,232 --> 01:09:57,494 The following day, Judge O'Neill 1269 01:09:57,528 --> 01:09:59,894 sentences the embattled comedian 1270 01:09:59,930 --> 01:10:02,504 to three to 10 years behind bars 1271 01:10:02,539 --> 01:10:05,531 and designated as a sexually violent predator. 1272 01:11:03,877 --> 01:11:05,999 - I'm pleased that Judge O'Neill 1273 01:11:06,033 --> 01:11:08,469 filed the sentencing guidelines, 1274 01:11:08,504 --> 01:11:11,670 handed down a fair and significant sentence 1275 01:11:11,705 --> 01:11:15,531 that reflects the severity of Cosby's crimes 1276 01:11:15,567 --> 01:11:18,558 and the lifelong impact on Andrea. 1277 01:11:18,594 --> 01:11:21,029 After three years of incarceration, 1278 01:11:21,064 --> 01:11:24,474 somebody would be eligible for parole, 1279 01:11:24,508 --> 01:11:27,083 but victims get a say in that now, 1280 01:11:28,544 --> 01:11:31,988 and that has come over time, and they get a say. 1281 01:11:32,023 --> 01:11:36,720 And so this is gonna be a process that that goes through, 1282 01:11:36,755 --> 01:11:41,138 but he could serve every day of 10 years at this point, 1283 01:11:41,174 --> 01:11:44,270 and that's the sentence that he was given. 1284 01:11:44,305 --> 01:11:49,524 (muffled chatter) (tense music) 1285 01:11:50,636 --> 01:11:51,890 - [Narrator] December 10th, 2019. 1286 01:11:52,968 --> 01:11:54,881 In their own search for justice, 1287 01:11:54,917 --> 01:11:57,108 Cosby's counsel receives news 1288 01:11:57,143 --> 01:12:00,622 of the unanimous judicial decision to reject the appeal 1289 01:12:00,657 --> 01:12:03,267 but vow to appeal to the Supreme Court. 1290 01:12:07,510 --> 01:12:09,842 June 23rd, 2020. 1291 01:12:11,024 --> 01:12:13,147 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees 1292 01:12:13,182 --> 01:12:15,826 to hear Cosby's legal appeal. 1293 01:12:15,860 --> 01:12:18,853 A date is set for the return of their arguments. 1294 01:12:21,740 --> 01:12:24,315 December 1st, 2020. 1295 01:12:24,350 --> 01:12:26,368 Appearing over video link, 1296 01:12:26,402 --> 01:12:29,603 attorneys for the jailed star argue the trial 1297 01:12:31,030 --> 01:12:32,596 should not have come about in the first place, 1298 01:12:32,630 --> 01:12:34,788 citing a non-prosecution deal 1299 01:12:34,822 --> 01:12:38,197 with the former Montgomery County district attorney, 1300 01:12:38,232 --> 01:12:39,902 Bruce Castor Jr., 1301 01:12:39,937 --> 01:12:42,998 a deal undisclosed to Constand and her team. 1302 01:12:44,356 --> 01:12:46,582 The deal that was also never put 1303 01:12:46,616 --> 01:12:49,852 in writing gave justices a cause for thought. 1304 01:12:53,436 --> 01:12:55,767 June 30th, 2021. 1305 01:12:56,707 --> 01:12:58,446 Over two and a half years 1306 01:12:58,480 --> 01:13:00,986 into a 3-to-10-year sentencing, 1307 01:13:01,020 --> 01:13:04,291 Cosby receives the news he had been waiting for. 1308 01:13:05,578 --> 01:13:07,457 A promise that was made behind closed doors 1309 01:13:07,491 --> 01:13:09,614 with no written confirmation 1310 01:13:09,649 --> 01:13:12,814 of the former prosecutor 16 years ago 1311 01:13:12,850 --> 01:13:17,442 is enough evidence to overturn his 2018 conviction. 1312 01:13:17,477 --> 01:13:19,077 According to due process, 1313 01:13:19,112 --> 01:13:21,096 the deal should have prohibited Cosby 1314 01:13:21,130 --> 01:13:24,018 from being charged or sentence in the first place. 1315 01:13:25,235 --> 01:13:28,749 The decision, not based on guilt or innocence, 1316 01:13:28,784 --> 01:13:31,602 lies within the principle of fairness 1317 01:13:31,637 --> 01:13:34,350 that underpins due process. 1318 01:13:34,386 --> 01:13:37,169 The agreement between Cosby and Castor 1319 01:13:38,178 --> 01:13:40,718 in 2005 must be upheld. 1320 01:13:40,753 --> 01:13:44,232 The Supreme court of Pennsylvania orders the release 1321 01:13:44,267 --> 01:13:48,929 of the man the country once coined America's favorite dad. 1322 01:13:50,321 --> 01:13:52,512 Cosby walks free. 1323 01:13:53,521 --> 01:13:55,087 - We're not lying! 1324 01:13:57,940 --> 01:14:00,062 We believe the survivors! 1325 01:14:01,279 --> 01:14:04,098 (muffled shouting) 1326 01:14:04,132 --> 01:14:05,977 We believe the survivors! 1327 01:14:06,011 --> 01:14:07,682 - (muffled speaking) Constitution, 1328 01:14:07,716 --> 01:14:09,838 and that's the type of fairness that was requiring. 1329 01:14:09,873 --> 01:14:10,709 - 1:26. 1330 01:14:12,204 --> 01:14:13,387 - We'll be back. 1331 01:14:13,422 --> 01:14:14,744 Thank you so much 1332 01:14:14,779 --> 01:14:15,892 - We believe the survivors! - for being here. 1333 01:14:15,927 --> 01:14:17,388 We couldn't be more thrilled. 1334 01:14:17,423 --> 01:14:19,197 - And we're gonna be coming back out (indistinct). 1335 01:14:19,232 --> 01:14:20,764 (muffled shouting) 1336 01:14:20,798 --> 01:14:22,363 - [Woman] Testimony! 1337 01:14:22,398 --> 01:14:24,382 (muffled shouting) 1338 01:14:24,416 --> 01:14:27,095 - [Woman] He can't even make (indistinct) anymore! 1339 01:14:27,130 --> 01:14:30,400 - Purchasing drugs for the purpose of drugging women! 1340 01:14:30,436 --> 01:14:32,523 Bill Cosby said that! 1341 01:14:32,558 --> 01:14:36,871 He purchased drugs for the purpose of drugging women! 1342 01:14:36,907 --> 01:14:38,750 (booms echoes) 1343 01:14:38,786 --> 01:14:40,803 - [Woman] He's a guilty man! 1344 01:14:40,838 --> 01:14:41,986 - And I want to say this 1345 01:14:42,021 --> 01:14:43,516 about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 1346 01:14:43,552 --> 01:14:47,170 They were impervious to the court of public opinion, 1347 01:14:47,205 --> 01:14:49,362 which, frankly, the lower courts are not. 1348 01:14:51,067 --> 01:14:54,232 - Today, innocence came to Mr. Cosby 1349 01:14:54,268 --> 01:14:57,886 with the help of these wonderful attorneys. 1350 01:14:57,920 --> 01:15:00,391 - Yes yes! - Oh, hey hey! 1351 01:15:00,426 --> 01:15:02,826 - 204. - Hey hey hey! 1352 01:15:02,861 --> 01:15:04,392 (muffled shouting) 1353 01:15:04,427 --> 01:15:05,784 - [Man] Okay everybody. 1354 01:15:05,818 --> 01:15:07,244 - The Supreme Court's opinion 1355 01:15:07,280 --> 01:15:11,976 did not reject the accusations made by 60 women 1356 01:15:13,542 --> 01:15:16,255 against Bill Cosby that they had been sexually assaulted, 1357 01:15:16,291 --> 01:15:19,457 the Supreme Court opinion did not reject the testimony 1358 01:15:19,492 --> 01:15:20,918 of the five women who testified 1359 01:15:20,953 --> 01:15:23,283 in Mr. Cosby's criminal trial, 1360 01:15:23,319 --> 01:15:28,538 and by all certainty, it didn't reject the decision 1361 01:15:30,034 --> 01:15:33,199 of the jury in the criminal trial to find Mr. Cosby guilty 1362 01:15:33,234 --> 01:15:35,844 of all counts of criminal wrongdoing. 1363 01:15:37,026 --> 01:15:38,244 - Mr. Cosby, don't say anything. 1364 01:15:38,280 --> 01:15:39,949 Just wave at the British office. 1365 01:15:40,854 --> 01:15:41,862 (tense music) 1366 01:15:41,898 --> 01:15:43,950 - Where? - They're on the phone. 1367 01:15:43,985 --> 01:15:45,620 They're watching you now, the British office. 1368 01:15:45,655 --> 01:15:46,907 - Mr. Cosby, you must- - Do you- 1369 01:15:46,942 --> 01:15:49,100 - [Woman] Mr. Cosby, you must be delighted. 1370 01:15:54,736 --> 01:15:56,823 I'm telling this lady. 1371 01:15:56,858 --> 01:15:59,815 (audience laughs) 1372 01:15:59,850 --> 01:16:02,112 You had plenty of time when Steve was up here 1373 01:16:02,146 --> 01:16:04,721 to start talking about a whooping, 1374 01:16:04,756 --> 01:16:07,505 and you go get a knife and go. 1375 01:16:08,513 --> 01:16:09,869 (audience laughs) 1376 01:16:09,905 --> 01:16:12,201 Now what was it you wanted to say? 1377 01:16:12,235 --> 01:16:13,940 (audience laughs) 1378 01:16:13,976 --> 01:16:17,594 Thank you all, take care of yourself, and good night.