A few sexual assault allegations aren’t going to keep 77-year-old Bill Cosby from performing, and last night he took the stage in the Bahamas for the first time since Hannibal Buress and multiple accusers renewed conversations over the comedian’s troubled history of alleged sexual abuse.
The one person who doesn’t seem all that concerned about it is Cosby, who during his set joked about being called “an evil man” and fake cried as he mockingly bemoaned that parents would no longer let their children near him. It probably wasn’t the best look for someone so under the microscope to be making light of his situation, but Cosby pretty clearly doesn’t seem to be bothered by it.
He left the stage to a standing ovation, with one audience member saying that “'I don’t care what these girls are saying about Bill Cosby. I like him, he’s a good guy,” with another adding “'I love Bill Cosby. He has been my hero since I was a kid. I ain’t going to stop supporting him now.”
The great irony of all this is that the performance was part of a benefit for a women’s rights charity organization in the Bahamas. Cosby apparently skipped out on the after party, which was probably a good idea. You can only say “no comment” so many ways.
Meanwhile, it doesn't look like the show will go on for all Cosby performances. His set at Treasure Island in Las Vegas has been called off:
Breaking: Cosby cancelling out of #vegas show at Treasure Island, I'm told. "By mutual agreement." #billcosby #fb #lvrj
— Norm Clarke (@Norm_Clarke) November 21, 2014[via Daily Mail]
