Bill Cosby Involved In Messy Rape Allegations, Wife Breaks Silence Finally

Bill Cosby may need more than a prayer to clear his name of rape allegations that have spanned over the last 40 years.

And it looks as though his wife Camille Cosby is finally speaking out… two months and 19 women later.

In a statement made less than a week after supermodel Beverly Johnson, — Bill’s most high-profile accuser yet — claimed the actor drugged her, Camille says her “wonderful” husband is exactly the man we thought we knew from his work while reminding us that if there’s anyone who knows Bill, it’s her.

Additionally, she takes the media to task for giving the accusers platforms and not “vetting” them before publishing and airing their stories, using Rolling Stone’s backtracking on a gang rape story they did as an example.

I met my husband, Bill Cosby, in 1963, and we were married in 1964. The man I met, and fell in love with, and whom I continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. He is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend. He is the man you thought you knew.

A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the media have given a pass. There appears to be no vetting of my husband’s accusers before stories are published or aired. An accusation is published, and immediately goes viral.

We all followed the story of the article in the Rolling Stone concerning allegations of rape at the University of Virginia. The story was heart-breaking, but ultimately appears to be proved to be untrue. Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband – until that story unwound.

None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim. But the question should be asked – who is the victim?

Over the weekend, Bill broke his silence, too. When asked how his wife was handling the recent accusations, he commented:

“Love and the strength of womanhood,” he said. “Let me say it again, love and the strength of womanhood. And, you could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love.”

He also expressed that he hopes that “black media” will stay neutral when it comes to coverage of the many accusers that are coming forward.

Meanwhile, a 20th accuser since November is talking. Model and lap dancer Chloe Goins says just six years ago, when she was 18, Bill drugged her and she woke up to find him pleasuring himself while licking and biting her toes. With 19 women ahead of her on the list of Cosby accusers, Chloe has retained an attorney and will be making a statement to the Los Angeles Police Department later this week.

-Necolebitchie