I know Bill Cosby News is so 2018 now but a woman named Donna Motsinger just won a lawsuit against the man for drugging and raping her. And Justice came swiftly for Ms. Motsinger who only waited fifty-four years for that to happen.
She claimed that Cosby invited her to the taping of one of his record albums, then later gave her wine and two pills she thought were aspirin. Whatever they really were, they knocked her out and she awoke to find much of her clothing off and there was the realization that she'd been raped. This happened in 1972 but, hey, these things take time. She's only 84 years old now.
They jury awarded her $19.25 million in compensatory damages — I have no idea how such a thing is calculated — and an additional $40 million in punitive damages. Cosby's attorneys have announced they will appeal…which is what they have to say even if, as is likely, this will end with her accepting some lower amount in a settlement. One hopes that will take less than another fifty-four years.
This reminds me that back in 2022, Cosby's people announced he'd be making a performing tour in Spring and Summer of the following year to once again amuse and thrill his many fans and to give his version of the little matter that landed him in prison. I haven't seen him coming to a theater or auditorium near me. Have you seen him coming to a theater or auditorium near you?
Maybe he just didn't feel like performing again…or maybe, at age mid-eighties, he just decided to take it easy. Or just maybe the reaction to his tour announcement triggered too much revulsion and too few venues willing to have him appear on their stages. Haven't seen him on any talk shows or comedy specials, either.
I'm not asking for that to happen but I must admit to a curiosity. Does he realize what a horrible thing it was he did to all those women and, by extension, to everyone who once loved and admired him? Or does he think he's the victim in all this? I'm guessing the latter option.