The women who accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them appeared at a press conference organized by Gloria Allred on Wednesday, January 7.
- Jan 8, 2015
AceShowbiz - Three women have come forward with their sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby. Appearing at a press conference organized by famed feminist attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday, January 7, Linda Kirkpatrick, Lynn Neal and Kacey claimed they were drugged before being raped by the comedian.
The first woman to speak at the press conference was Linda. She alleged she was 25 when she played against Bill in a tennis tournament in Las Vegas in 1981. The comedian later allegedly invited her to his Casino show. "[Bill] handed me a tall, thin champagne type of glass with a clear liquid in it," she said, "I drank several sips... It wasn't champagne and it tasted terrible."
"My next recollection was being back in the dressing room alone with Cosby," she continued, "I was lying down. Cosby was on top of me kissing me forcefully. I had no interest in sex of any kind."
Linda said Bill apologized to her on the next day and offered to make it up to her. She said at that time she accepted his invitation again because she was young, starstruck and naive. She went to his dressing room again and played backgammon with Bill before he attacked her again.
"He caught me off guard, went after me again, grabbed me from the front, locked me in an aggressive hug, with his arms wrapped around my back and forcefully tried to kiss me," she shared, "He held (me) so tightly against his body that it was obvious he was sexually aroused."
Alleged victim Lynn claimed she was 20 and worked as a therapist at a health club in Las Vegas when she met Bill. She said the comedian invited her to his Hilton show before taking her to a restaurant. At the restaurant, he allegedly ordered her a shot of vodka. "By the time we walked back to his dressing room, I was having problems walking," she recalled.
"When we entered the dressing room, I sat on the couch and he started taking my pants down. I said, 'What are you doing? Stop!' But he didn't, and I was weak," she continued, "He told me to calm down, he wasn't going to hurt me and then he started having sex with me. (He) was talking about how an orgasm is like a thermostat, building pressure." Lynn said she was "struggling to walk down the hallway trying to get out of the hotel."
The third alleged victim, identified only by the name Kacey, was a former assistant to Bill's late agent at William Morris. Kacey claimed the comedian invited her to his home to read through a script for possible part of "The Cosby Show" with him. The script, she said, was ended with a "passionate kiss."
Kacey said, "Each time it came to the 'kiss,' I did not want to participate. He was insistent with him pressing his body against mine and coming in for the kiss."
On a later day, she met Bill at the Bel Air Hotel. "When I arrived he answered the door in his bathrobe and slippers," she said, "Food and wine were brought in. Shortly thereafter he told me I needed to relax and offered me a large white pill."
She continued, "I declined several times, but he kept insisting, so finally I ingested it. He insisted that I open my mouth and lift my tongue to make sure that I swallowed it. Next, I remember waking up in a bed with Mr. Cosby naked beneath his open robe."
The press conference was held after Bill's on-screen wife Phylicia Rashad defended him. Gloria slammed Phylicia for telling people to "forget" the women who accused Bill and called the allegations "the destruction of legacy." Gloria said, "Phylicia, if anyone did to you or to your daughter, your sister or your mother what Cosby is alleged to have done to these women, I have no doubt that you would not be saying, 'Forget these women.' "
"Phylicia I vow to you that I will not forget these women, because women matter. They deserve respect and dignity," she added.
