Before court documents revealed Bill Cosby admitted to using Quaaludes to drug and rape a woman in 2005, singer-scribe Jill Scott publicly stood by the comedian, while many in the court of public opinion rendered a guilty verdict.
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Now Scott is singing a different tune. In a series of Tweets Monday, (July 6) Jilly from Philly speaks on the hurt and shame she’s now experiencing after learning her mentor was actually guilty of the allegations leveled at him.
About Bill Cosby. Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations.
— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
1) We live in America. Many African American men are detained &/or imprisoned for crimes without evidence. I will never jump on bandwagons
— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
2) based on social media or hearsay. Proof will always matter more than public opinion. The sworn testimony is proof. Completely disgusted. — ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
I stood by a man I respected and loved. I was wrong. It HURTS!!! When you get it ALL right, holla. — ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015
Reasoning with the angry & unreasonable? No. I’m not sorry for standing by my mentor. I’m sorry the accusations Rtrue pic.twitter.com/8oHD9u12em
— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 7, 2015
Jill Scott wasn’t the only one who supported Cosby. Comedians Whoopi Goldberg and Faizon Love also came to Cosby’s defense. So far, both have not commented on Cosby’s 2005 admission.