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01-21-2015, 10:06 PM
http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php/825180-Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-on-Cosby-It-s-Painful-to-Watch-My-Mentor-Go-Through-This
Bill Cosby's onscreen son, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, has opened up (http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php/825057-Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-Discusses-His-Mentor-Bill-Cosby) about the sexual assault allegations mounting against his former co-star, saying it was 'painful' to watch. Warner, 44, was being interviewed by Billboard on Wednesday following his Grammy nomination for his work on Robert Glasper's Black Radio 2 album.
The musician and actor, who played Cosby's son Theo Huxtable in the sitcom from 1984-1992, said it was difficult to watch Cosby face allegations 'just as it's painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault, whether true or not'.
Warner didn't directly address the allegations made by at least 15 women, citing a lack of first-hand knowledge.
However, he added: ''The Bill Cosby I know has been great to me and great for a lot of people. What he's done for comedy and television has been legendary and history-making.
'What he's done for the black community and education has been invaluable. That's the Bill Cosby I know.'
Warner and his mentor Cosby were believed to be close after the comedian wrote the role of Theo Huxtable based on own son Ennis - even incorporating real-life conversations the father and son had into the script.
Ennis Cosby, the TV star's only son with whom Warner was also friendly, was shot dead in a car-jacking in LA in 1997.
Cosby, 77, has not been charged with a crime and through his attorney has denied allegations, some of them dating back decades, that he drugged and assaulted women.
Warner's cautious remarks came soon after a fellow TV star, and former producer of one of Cosby's TV shows, said that the allegations made against Cosby were true.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920628/The-Cosby-s-Malcom-Jamal-Warner-breaks-silence-says-s-painful-watch-mentor-face-sexual-assault-allegations.html#ixzz3PVlV0uxW
Bill Cosby's onscreen son, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, has opened up (http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php/825057-Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-Discusses-His-Mentor-Bill-Cosby) about the sexual assault allegations mounting against his former co-star, saying it was 'painful' to watch. Warner, 44, was being interviewed by Billboard on Wednesday following his Grammy nomination for his work on Robert Glasper's Black Radio 2 album.
The musician and actor, who played Cosby's son Theo Huxtable in the sitcom from 1984-1992, said it was difficult to watch Cosby face allegations 'just as it's painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault, whether true or not'.
Warner didn't directly address the allegations made by at least 15 women, citing a lack of first-hand knowledge.
However, he added: ''The Bill Cosby I know has been great to me and great for a lot of people. What he's done for comedy and television has been legendary and history-making.
'What he's done for the black community and education has been invaluable. That's the Bill Cosby I know.'
Warner and his mentor Cosby were believed to be close after the comedian wrote the role of Theo Huxtable based on own son Ennis - even incorporating real-life conversations the father and son had into the script.
Ennis Cosby, the TV star's only son with whom Warner was also friendly, was shot dead in a car-jacking in LA in 1997.
Cosby, 77, has not been charged with a crime and through his attorney has denied allegations, some of them dating back decades, that he drugged and assaulted women.
Warner's cautious remarks came soon after a fellow TV star, and former producer of one of Cosby's TV shows, said that the allegations made against Cosby were true.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920628/The-Cosby-s-Malcom-Jamal-Warner-breaks-silence-says-s-painful-watch-mentor-face-sexual-assault-allegations.html#ixzz3PVlV0uxW