Bill Cosby Dropped By Talent Agency CAA

[Hissyspit]

Source: Huffington Post

Bill Cosby Dropped By Talent Agency CAA

42 minutes ago
Stephanie Marcus Entertainment Editor, Huffington Post

Bill Cosby has been dumped by his talent agency, CAA, and is currently without representation, according to Deadline Hollywood.

According to the website, Creative Artists Agency actually cut ties with him late last year -- well before the Associated Press obtained previously sealed court documents in which the 77-year-old admitted he bought Quaaludes with the intention of giving them to women he intended to have sex with, and admitted to giving a sedative to at least one woman.

The agency, who represented the actor and comedian since 2012, remained tight-lipped about the split, only telling Deadline, "We do not represent (Cosby) at this time.”

Cosby, who has now been accused of sexual assault by more than two dozen women, has never been charged with a crime. Additionally, the statute of limitations on most of the allegations has already expired, however, several of Cosby's accusers are currently suing the actor for defamation.

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[840high]

1. Good.

[roguevalley]

2. given his statements released, that is the least he should face

[Skittles]

3. "he intended to have sex with"

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HE INTENDED TO RAPE THEM - the man is a SERIAL RAPIST

[christx30]

6. Yep.

Rape is to sex as getting hit in the head with a frying pan is to cooking.

[avaistheone1]

14. Talk about a misnomer. k&r

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. True, but …

He was testifying under oath and they were trying to get him to confess. He confessed to using drugs to have sex with women, but LEGALLY, he was confessing to rape. I doubt he would had admitted to drugging the women if they used the word RAPE. He confessed. He's finished.

Being dropped by his agent is HUGE.

[ybbor]

4. This is such a weird feeling

I really loved Bill Cosby growing up.

It reminds me of when I learned that my favorite priest from high school, who married my daughter and brother-in-law, and performed my Nana's funeral was sexually abusing one of my best friends for over a decade.

I'm pissed and sad at the same time.

May he rot in hell, and hopefully jail!

[calimary]

5. I'll bet there are millions of people who feel exactly as you do.

I grew up with him, too. I still have several of his comedy albums, which I played to death. I feel the same way. I think there's a big sense of betrayal in there, too.

[SoapBox]

7. Our house understands those feelings as well.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. I know. The last gift I got for my grandfather was a Cosby concert film

He was always a huge fan, and I remember how happy he was to receive it.

This whole thing is just depressing, as so many grew up with him.

But rather than feel sorry for ourselves about damaged childhoods, we should all speak out for the victims at every turn.

[murielm99]

8. He is supposedly worth $400 million.

I remember years ago hearing he was a billionaire.

Even if he never works again, he won't be hurting. I don't think anyone is going to be able to get justice, or financial remuneration.

[cstanleytech]

9. Agreed, sucks when someone gets away with shit because they are powerful or rich.

I mean the list of people who walk away from a crime because they are rich is pretty damn long.
There was Sam Waltons daughter who walked away from killing a women, the DA didnt even prosecute (wonder how much he cost her to buy off) and then there was Bush and Cheney not to mention.

[Skittles]

16. he is a narcissistic rapist

so yeah, the destruction of his delusion of grandeur cuts to the bone

[brush]

18. Yeah, Cosby's worth millions so it makes one wonder why he keeps . . .

working, why he needs an agent?

Must be because his wife can't stand him being in the house anymore. Well, maybe not. She must have known something was up so she's kind of complicit in it. And I'm sure many other's, once close, have distanced themselves from him so he doesn't have anything else to do with himself but try to carry on with a career that he can't seem to comprehend is in disgraceful tatters.

I understand all his sexual sickness has not been a secret to many for years in the entertainment world — especially among comics (glad to see Tina Fey outted him on "SNL" in '05 and '09 on "30 Rock&quot . He's been protected for so many years by enablers in the entertainment industry, some probably doing similar things — wonder when all of that is going to come out. It needs to.

And what about NBC, bigwigs there had to know. But he saved that network with his show back in the '80s so they enabled and looked the other way (one ex-employee recently came out and stated that he quit the network because it was his job to escort young women into Cosby's dressing room).

It's been weird to watch Cosby's arrogance and career unravel over the last few months and to see him trying to ignore it and still try to perform as if all this stuff hasn't really happen and people don't know what's he's done.

He's in the most blatant state of denial that I've ever witnessed. He goes on stage and expects people, audiences, to go along with him in his denial. Even interviewers are not to mention it, to not question him.

He's been getting away with this stuff for so many years he himself can't seem to fathom what's happened as his Dr. Huxtable/Jekyll character has been revealed to be really Mr. Hyde.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. He needs to leave the country....

That way he qualifies under the TPP.

[candelista]

21. Maybe we could get something of equal value for him in trade.

We could accept a small amount of toxic waste from Japan.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. Or a large pile of manure.

[Initech]

11. Can't imagine any entertainment company is going to pick up the slack.

Final nail in the coffin?

[candelista]

20. He can get another agent easily.

There is always someone willing to represent a performer that has any potential for making money. He just needs an agency that doesn't care about its "image."

[Initech]

22. Leroy's Discount Talent Agency & Dry Cleaning?

[Beauregard]

29. That looks like a racist comment to me.

Why did you choose that particular name?

[Beauregard]

31. You wanted a "black" name.

Try googling images for Da'neesha and Daneesha and see what you get. But you knew that.

[Man of Distinction]

33. I self-deleted out of respect

I suggest you do the same.

[restorefreedom]

38. but does he really have the potential to make money

i am sure lots of potential agents are thinking about that.

the guy is a lightning rod. they have options that are less controversial

also, will anyone pay at this point to see him? dunno about that anymore

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

12. Maybe he won't ever face prosecution, but we can take some solace

in knowing that this caught up to him before he checked out, unlike Jimmy Saville.

Cosby has always been an egotistical, condescending, self-righteous asshole.

Seeing his career collapse and knowing his legacy is completely and utterly destroyed is a massive punishment to a guy like that. Not as severe as it should be, and I hope somehow he ends up facing charges still, but at least he doesn't get to escape the accountability of public opinion during his lifetime.

[Beauregard]

32. I never liked him, even when he was supposed to be likeable.

He always seemed to me to be me a smug, self-righteous scold. But I never thought of him as particularly evil. I do now.

[Kablooie]

15. The whole Cosby thing is upsetting in so many ways.

It's shocking and horrible that he's been doing this all these years but it's also depressing.

I loved his comedy and always thought he was a force for good. Someone who showed the warmth and humanity in all of us no matter what color our skin. Now we know it was all a front. He was actually an uncontrollable monster underneath and one that could even be used by racists to exemplify racial stereotypes. It's just too depressing.

It makes me feel that we can't trust anyone no matter how decent and admirable they seem.

[niyad]

25. I think you have expressed exactly what so many are feeling. thank you.

[jonno99]

24. Disgusted & very dissapointed. You were the best Bill, see ya...nt

[Gothmog]

26. Cosby is toxic

[tavernier]

28. At the height of his career

he was quite attractive, not to mention wealthy and thus desirable to many women. He could have had sex 24/7.

Rape is an act of power and violence, not sex. His pleasure was in performing a forcible act on a victim. It's a shame that sex has to associated with this crime which always has the connotation of "he said, she said."

What if he had drugged them and beat them? Would that have brought more sympathy for the victim?

[Beauregard]

34. He's weird, though, even for a rapist.

He enjoyed having sex with unconscious people. Not my cup of tea.

[murielm99]

35. Yes. That is why it was never about sex.

He was attractive and funny when he was younger. Women love that combination.

Saying this is a sickness, while true, does not absolve him of responsibility.

[yurbud]

36. that's big

[chapdrum]

37. Bill Maher had it right

when he described Cosby as having "put more people to sleep than warm milk."