Bill Cosby’s high-profile lawyer Martin Singer released another statement late Friday refuting the new claims of sexual assault against the comedian, calling the allegations “increasingly ridiculous” and blaming the media for its “breakneck rush to run stories without any corroboration.”
“This situation is an unprecedented example of the media’s breakneck rush to run stories without any corroboration or adherence to traditional journalistic standards,” the attorney said on Friday.
“Over and over again, we have refuted these new unsubstantiated stories with documentary evidence, only to have a new uncorroborated story crop up out of the woodwork,” he added. “When will it end? It is long past time for this media vilification of Mr. Cosby to stop.”
Singer called it “illogical” for people to come forward 30, 40 and 50 years after an alleged incident having “said nothing, done nothing, and made no reports” to law enforcement officials.
On Friday, a woman told...
“This situation is an unprecedented example of the media’s breakneck rush to run stories without any corroboration or adherence to traditional journalistic standards,” the attorney said on Friday.
“Over and over again, we have refuted these new unsubstantiated stories with documentary evidence, only to have a new uncorroborated story crop up out of the woodwork,” he added. “When will it end? It is long past time for this media vilification of Mr. Cosby to stop.”
Singer called it “illogical” for people to come forward 30, 40 and 50 years after an alleged incident having “said nothing, done nothing, and made no reports” to law enforcement officials.
On Friday, a woman told...
- 11/22/2014
- by Jordyn Holman
- Variety - TV News
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