Jill Scott has decided to take a stand in support of Bill Cosby amid the growing number of women who allege sexual misconduct by the entertainer.
The singer made her position known on Cosby’s ongoing scandal on Monday, bashing Twitter followers and the media for destroying the beleaguered comedian’s “magnificent legacy.”
Scott, 42, who received an honorary degree from Cosby in early 2014 at Temple University, the comedian’s alma mater, from which he resigned as a trustee after 32 years, publicly defended him while responding to tweets on her personal Twitter account.
Needless to say, the response to her tweets was angry and mostly negative. However, the 42-year-old singer stood her ground in publicly defending Cosby’s innocence.
.@missjillscott stands by her defense of #BillCosby until she gets some actual proof. http://t.co/zlnhtLJg4W pic.twitter.com/vIK0nCGS4j
— Yahoo Celebrity (@YahooCelebrity) December 2, 2014
Rape is a despicable, cowardly crime. If you've been raped- plz do NOT shower, go to police IMMEDIATELY, have a rap kit done. GET EVIDENCE.
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014
@KristensWay @CandyCornball it's hearsay in a court of law. Tis all. Trust. If this is true, he'll face his due just like everyone.
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014
@KristensWay I'm respecting a man who has done more for the image of Brown people that almost anyone EVER. From Fat Albert to the Huxtables
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014
@curlyheadRED shame? Mr. Cosby's allegation are on two major mags if not more but he's not charged and there's no proof.
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014
@JasBaileyTweets sides with Mr. Cosby? No. I side with substantiated proof when media/society is attempting to destroy a magnificent Legacy
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014
@SimplyBerry darling I've learned not to believe too much without proof. Especially about someone whose done so much for our greater good.
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014
@SimplyBerry u know Bill Cosby? I do child and this is insane. Proof. Period.
— Jill Scott (@missjillscott) November 30, 2014
The number of women who have come forward to accuse the 77-year-old comedian of sexual misconduct is up to 20 women.
Jill Scott defends Bill Cosby’s "magnificent legacy" on social media: http://t.co/P7PLhPld85 pic.twitter.com/6vA9uuqFjF
— VibeMagazine (@VibeMagazine) December 1, 2014
This past weekend, supermodel Janice Dickinson, who was one of the first to make allegations against Cosby, gave an emotional interview on CNN about an alleged 1982 incident when Dickinson maintains Cosby drugged and raped her.
'He's a pig and a monster' – Janice Dickinson hits out at Bill Cosby: http://t.co/nXIJwkWLjP pic.twitter.com/VusYMYwuXA
— OK! Magazine (@OK_Magazine) December 2, 2014
“I would like Cosby to come out and at least acknowledge that he is a pig, he is a monster, and he raped me,” Dickinson told CNN.
