[New post] How the Cosby Story Finally Went Viral — And Why It Took So Long

Longreads posted: "Nicole Weisensee Egan | An excerpt adapted from Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America's Dad | Seal Press | 14 minutes (3,614 words) In October 2014 Bill Cosby was in the middle of a career resurgence. His biography by former Newsweek editor Mark Whitake" New post on Longreads How the Cosby Story Finally Went Viral — And Why It Took So Long by Longreads Nicole Weisensee Egan | An excerpt adapted from Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America's Dad | Seal Press | 14 minutes (3,614 words) In October 2014 Bill Cosby was in the middle of a career resurgence. His biography by former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker had just come out to rave reviews and was climbing the bestseller list. He had a comedy special coming up on Netflix and was in development with NBC to star in a family sitcom. He was about to embark on another comedy tour based on a special that had aired on Comedy Central the year before. The special, Far from Finished, was Cosby's first stand-up TV special in three decades, and it attracted two million viewers. It was as if the scandal in 2005 had never happened, as if fourteen women hadn't accused him of heinous offenses. The book didn't even mention Andrea Constand's allegations, let alone her civil suit or any of the other accusers. And no one in the media was asking Whitaker or Cosby why. The situation was clear: Cosby had successfully repaired what little damage there was to his reputation after Andrea's case made the news. He slipped right back into his revered status as public moralist and children's advocate, chalking up even more awards and honors, including his entrée into the NAACP's Image Awards Hall of Fame in 2006 for being a "true humanitarian and role model." Read more of this post Longreads | June 6, 2019 at 6:00 am | Tags: Bill Cosby, Books, Internet, journalism, rape, sexual assault, Technology | Categories: Books, Crime, culture, Media, Nonfiction, Story, Technology | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-wGo Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2019/06/06/how-the-cosby-story-finally-went-viral-and-why-it-took-so-long/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com