Camille, wife of actor Bill Cosby, finally broke her silence as news continued to pour of his husband's alleged rape victims. The 70-year old criticized the media for its unfair portrayal of her husband and likened his plight to that of the controversial Rolling Stone's story of an alleged rape that happened in the University of Virginia.
In her statement to CBS Evening News, Camille described "The Cosby Show" star as "a kind man, a generous man, a funny man."
Married to Bill since 1964, Camille couldn't hide her disbelief at the accusations thrown her husband and blames the media for the bad publicity. "A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. It is the portrait of a man I do not know."
Camille recalled an incident last month when Rolling Stones retracted its published article of "Jackie," an alleged victim of a frat party rape in the University of Virginia due to inconsistencies in her story. She countered, "The story was heart-breaking, but ultimately proved to be untrue. Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband - until that story unwound."
Cosby continued, "None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim. But the question should be asked - who is the victim?"
Vulture.com listed the other victims who claim to have been sexually assaulted by Cosby. Those that have come forward in the past months includes supermodel Janice Dickinson.
But the accusations go as far back as the 1960s. Carla Ferrigno, wife of Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno, recounted how as a teen in 1967, Cosby forcibly tried to kiss her while they were in a party.
Theresa Serignese, a nurse also came forward a few weeks back to accuse the entertainer of raping her after she was drugged in 1976.
The allegations have deeply hurt Cosby's career, resulting to cancellation of his shows as reported by the NY Daily News. Re-runs of the 1980s sitcom, "The Cosby Show," which skyrocketed him to fame, have been pulled.
NBC has also announced that they are temporarily shelving discussions to produce a TV show starring the actor. Even Internet streaming site, Netflix, has pulled the plug on a stand up comedy show featuring the actor slated for release this week.
While Bill continued to keep mum on the accusations, he did say a few words on how he thinks the story should be reported. "I only expect 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," he told New York Post reporter Stacy Brown.
