Bill Cosby has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women years ago. (Photo : Reuters)
After former supermodel Beverly Johnson revealed that Bill Cosby drugged her in the mid-1980s, Cosby finally broke his silence about the sexual abuse and rape allegations thrown at him, which is against his lawyer's advice.
In an interview with New York Post reporter Stacy Brown, who frequently writes for the black media, Cosby said he only expects "the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind."
"Love and the strength of womanhood," Cosby said but he would not directly address the allegations against him. "You could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love."
The embattled 77-year-old comedian and television icon also said his wife Camille is remaining strong amid the controversy. They have been married for more than five decades.
According to Brown, her chat with Cosby was cut off after he said the people around him do not want him talking to the media.
Prior to this, Johnson wrote an essay titled "Bill Cosby Drugged Me. This Is My Story," which was published by Vanity Fair.
While Johnson alleged Cosby of putting drugs in her cappuccino, she did not accuse him of sexually assaulting her unlike the other women who did, including Katie Baker, Hannibal Buress, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis, Linda Joy Traitz and Janice Dickinson.
Johnson rose to fame after gracing the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, the first African-American woman to do so. A year later, she also became the first African-American woman to grace the cover of the French edition of Elle. In the 1980s, she auditioned for "The Cosby Show."
As an actress, Johnson appeared in "Tyler Perry's Meet The Brown" in 2010 and in "Beverly's Full House" in 2012.
