Mark Whitaker apologizes for not adding rape allegations to Cosby book

Plausible deniability?

Writer Mark Whitaker Apologizes For Not Digging Into Cosby Rape Allegations In Book

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The author of a new Bill Cosby biography is apologizing for not pursuing allegations that the comedian had drugged and sexually assaulted numerous women.

Mark Whitaker, whose “Cosby: His Life and Times” was published in September, tweeted Monday that he was wrong not to “aggressively” look into the charges and promised to address them “at the appropriate time.”

“If true the stories are shocking and horrible,” wrote Whitaker, whose account was confirmed by his publisher, Simon & Schuster.

Reports about Cosby have been public knowledge for years, but resurfaced last month after a video of comedian Hannibal Buress calling Cosby a rapist went viral. With several additional women accusing Cosby of assaulting them, projects on NBC and Netflix have been canceled, and TV Land decided not to air reruns of “The Cosby Show.”

Cosby, 77, has issued a statement denying the accusations.

Whitaker’s book has been widely criticized for idealizing Cosby, until recently one of the country’s most beloved entertainers, although some critics praised it upon release. Amazon.com included “Cosby” among its best books of September and top 100 biographies and memoirs of 2014. The book includes blurbs from David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and Mary Tyler Moore.

“If I was America’s ‘sweetheart’ turning the world on with a smile€” then Bill Cosby was and still is our ‘best man,’” Moore wrote.

Ol’ Bill sure had/has a lot of people on his side willing to fight this battle despite the fact that he has yet to fight for himself.

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