Whoopi Goldberg Backtracks on Bill Cosby Defense, Says All Signs 'Points to Guilt'
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Whoopi said during the Tuesday episode of 'The View', 'If this is to be tried in the court of public opinion, I got to say all of the information that's out there kind of points to guilt.'

AceShowbiz - Bill Cosby has lost one of his supporters. During the Tuesday, July 14 episode of "The View", Whoopi Goldberg sat down with ABC's Chief Legal Affairs anchor Dan Abrams to discuss Bill's sexual assault scandal. Whoopi admitted that she could no longer stand by the comedian after numerous times defending him.

Whoopi told Dan that she had thought that if the allegations against Bill were true, he would already be in jail. However, Dan pointed out that there is a statute of limitations on rape cases. "As a practical matter, the remedy against Bill Cosby is the court of public opinion," Dan said.

Whoopi responded, "What we've learned here is there's no recourse for these women except what they're doing... If this is to be tried in the court of public opinion, I gotta say, all of the information that's out there kinda points to guilt."

She added, "If people don't know that there's no way for him to go to jail at this point ... you got a serial rapist, he's been on the street for 30 years. I have to say, I thought that, 'Yeah, here's all the information, take his ass to jail!' I find out from you that that's not possible, so I can't say anymore, 'innocent until proven guilty' because there's no way to prove it. Can't say that anymore."

Goldberg told Bill, "Either speak up or shut up, because people know now that there's a lot more out there than they thought."

In other news, former "The Cosby Show" star Joseph C. Phillips, who played Bill's son-in-law Martin Kendall on the show, declared in a blog post titled "Of Course Bill Cosby Is Guilty" that the allegations against the 77-year-old comedian were true.

In the blog post, Joseph recalled during his "Cosby Show" gig, "In 1989, my attitude was that if Bill was cheating on Camille, I am fairly certain Camille knew. Hey, if everyone who claimed to know actually knew, then certainly Camille knew, and had long ago made her peace with it. At any rate, it was none of my business. I never saw Bill engage in any inappropriate behavior. I certainly never saw him drug anyone. So, all I have is the same gossip as everyone else."

Joseph said that his attitude took a turn as more alleged victims came forward with their allegations against Bill in 2014. One day, he ran into an "old friend" who was Bill's former female mentee. The female friend admitted that the comedian had violated "her trust and her body."

"I battled my emotions. I felt for my friend, for the violation of her trust, loyalty and body. I was angry with Bill," Joseph wrote, "He had money, fame and power; he was a walking aphrodisiac! Why? I was also angry at myself for falling for the okey-doke, of putting Bill on a pedestal."

Phillips concluded his post with a plea to Bill, "The good Bill has done over the years is real and enduring. I am not prepared to simply dismiss his brilliance, his wisdom, or his legacy. ... It is with all of the love I still have for him and the reverence of one who has idolized him for a lifetime that I offer this plea. Bill, you have a family who loves you, a wife who is devoted to you; you have more money than you can spend. Please, go live a quiet country life. Allow those of us who truly love you to preserve just a bit of our enchantment."

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