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Fear and loathing at Cosby trial gets worse by the hour
Bill Cosby’s deadlocked jurors are surely getting on each others’ nerves. But the tension outside the jury room might just be worse.
Cosby trial a ’three-ring circus of rape culture,’ says one accuser
Former Cosby Show actor Lili Bernard is disgusted with the defence’s attacks on Andrea Constand, but believes the accused has been ’disempowered’
Why Bill Cosby’s jury is deadlocked
Only the jurors know, of course. But testimony over the past few days has raised potential points of contention, and more than a few unanswered questions.
Bill Cosby’s creepy ideas about women and sex go back decades
In his 1989 book, girls and women were alien objects who needed to be tricked or coerced into sex. Statements produced at his trial suggest that, years later, little had changed.
Bill Cosby’s Canadian accuser stands tall at his trial
Andrea Constand gave an unflinching account in testimony of being drugged and sexually assaulted by the comedian, saying, ’I wanted it to stop’
Bill Cosby’s accusers are already under attack at his trial
On Day 1, the comedian’s lawyer turned to the oldest stratagem when defending sexual assault charges: turn the tables on the complainant
The public theatre of the Bill Cosby trial
When Cosby arrives in court to face charges from one of his accusers, he’ll be stepping into a spectacle, the biggest of his life
Bill Cosby finally goes to trial: FAQ
The winding path of allegations, denials, civil action and criminal prosecution has led to a courtroom in Pennsylvania. Here’s what you need to know.
The hypocrisy at the heart of the Claude Jutra backlash
Quebec is, rightly, scrubbing Claude Jutra’s name from the record. Why have other accused stars escaped such scrutiny?