{"id":2140171,"date":"2025-11-07T01:53:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T01:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2140171"},"modified":"2025-11-07T01:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T01:53:17","slug":"stop-talking-to-the-cosby-show-kids-about-bill-cosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stop-talking-to-the-cosby-show-kids-about-bill-cosby\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Talking To The \u2018Cosby Show\u2019 Kids About Bill Cosby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Raven-Symon\u00e9 told <\/span>Jamie Kennedy <\/span><\/a>that she separates the art from the artist when it comes to <\/span>Bill Cosby<\/span><\/a>, which raises the question: Why, as a society, do we allow Jamie Kennedy to own podcasting equipment?<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2014, stand-up comedy star <\/span>Hannibal Buress <\/span><\/a>delivered an off-the-cuff routine to a crowd in Philadelphia in which he mocked Cosby\u2019s patronizing public demeanor while bringing attention to the numerous sexual assault allegations that women had brought against the TV and comedy giant. To many members of the comedy community, Cosby\u2019s predatory behavior was common knowledge, but, up until that point, news articles about women coming forward with their horrific stories about Cosby rarely made waves among the general public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, following Buress\u2019 set, a flood of outrage and allegations against Cosby set in motion the largest fall from grace in American comedy history.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the decade since Cosby\u2019s downfall, Cosby\u2019s old collaborators have had to reckon with the reality of the artist whom they thought they knew. Given how Cosby started her career in entertainment by casting her in The Cosby Show <\/i>when she was just four years old, Symon\u00e9 has especially complicated feelings towards her on-screen step-grandfather \u2013 but, really, is that any of our business, let alone Kennedy’s?<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Kennedy brought up the discrepancy between Cosby’s cultural contributions and his monstrous private life, Symon\u00e9\u00a0argued that whatever crimes Cosby may have committed should not negate his impact on comedy and society. \u201cSeparate the creator from the creation, one hundred percent,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s just where I live. The creation changed America. Changed television.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kennedy, a Philadelphia native himself and a professed admirer of Cosby’s work, then called out Temple University for removing Cosby’s name from the Cosby School of the Arts following the allegations, despite Cosby’s generous donations to the college.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s also been accused of some horrific things,\u201d Symon\u00e9 reminded her host, \u201cThat does not excuse, but that\u2019s his personal (life). So personally, keep that there, and then business-wise, know what he did there as well. Like you said, both can live, and I think our culture is right to \u2013 don\u2019t do wrong. Don\u2019t do wrong personally. You just can\u2019t do wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s about as measured a response as anyone can expect out of a former child star when Kennedy himself seemed so eager to repair Cosby’s good standing, but, really, why would Kennedy \u2013 or anyone in the media, for that matter \u2013 put Symon\u00e9 in the position where she has to take a public stance on Cosby at all? Symon\u00e9 was just seven years old when The Cosby Show <\/i>reached its conclusion, so her insight into his impact and his sins will inevitably be wrapped up in confusing and possibly painful childhood memories, none of which will meaningfully change the greater cultural discussion over Cosby’s character.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Symon\u00e9 deserves credit for handling the Cosby talk with a tad more professionalism than Kennedy, who we pray never lands an interview with Ronan Farrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

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