Former COSBY Star is Latest Celeb to Retract Support of Bill Cosby

In his blog , actor Joseph C. Phillips, who portrayed Cosby's fictional son-in-law Martin Kendall on the popular 1980's sitcom THE COSBY SHOW, retracts his original support for the beleaguered comic after hearing about the personal experience of a woman who had been involved in the show.

The actor shares his thoughts in the post he titles "Of Course Bill Cosby Is Guilty!" In it he explains, "He was my boyhood idol. His influence on my life has been profound. I owe much of who I am to Bill Cosby, so the idea of love seems to fall short of exactly how I feel." He continues, "The Cos was a ladies man, but also good father and husband - devoted to his wife and children. Bill was educated; he collected art and was fluent in jazz. After my father, Bill Cosby was the man I aspired to be. Few get an opportunity to meet their idol, much less work with them. I was blessed in that regard, and even more blessed that I found my idol as clever, kind and brilliant as I had imagined."

The actor shared that at a chance meeting with Cosby's former female mentee, he learned that Cosby had violated "her body and her trust." He concludes, "The good Bill has done over the years is real and enduring. I am not prepared to simply dismiss his brilliance, his wisdom, or his legacy. ... It is with all of the love I still have for him and the reverence of one who has idolized him for a lifetime that I offer this plea. Bill, you have a family who loves you, a wife who is devoted to you; you have more money than you can spend. Please, go live a quiet country life. Allow those of us who truly love you to preserve just a bit of our enchantment."

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