比爾科斯比事件面臨指控

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  Over the last year, numerous women-includingthose featured in New York magazine-have comeforward to tell their stories of being drugged andraped by Bill Cosby.

  On the streets of New York, people react differentlyto the allegations against the once revered comedianand social activist.

  "It's obvious that he is guilty.

  I guess you can just add it to the list of rich and powerful people who have got away withthings that they did in the past, which have finally caught up with them."

  Bill Cosby has denied allegations of illegally giving drugs to women in order to have sex withthem.

  But in 2006, he paid an undisclosed sum to a woman who brought a civil case againsthim,claiming that Cosby had tricked her into taking drugs before he sexually assaulted her.

  During testimony in the case, the comedian admitted that he had obtained Qualuudes.

  But his lawyers say he never gave the drug to anyone without their consent.

  One of Cosby's attorneys has accused the media of misinterpreting excerpts from the courtdocuments.

  "When the deposition said that there was use of Qualuudes-which was....

  Qualuudes, which was done often in the 70s-it was considered a party drug, called discobiscuits, and it was something that was used frequently, not just by Mr.Cosby, but otherentertainers."

  Cosby has never been criminally charged over the allegations,but his career has suffered.

  He has lost commercial endorsements,speaking engagements and TV syndication revenue.

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