{"id":2143454,"date":"2025-11-08T21:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143454"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:26:23","slug":"raven-symone-makes-rare-comments-about-cosby-show-costar-bill-cosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/raven-symone-makes-rare-comments-about-cosby-show-costar-bill-cosby\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven-Symon\u00e9 Makes Rare Comments About Cosby Show Costar Bill Cosby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1424831\/raven-symone-rare-comments-on-bill-cosby-allegations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:E! Online;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/bill_cosby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Raven-Symon\u00e9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Raven-Symon\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> is sharing her thoughts on one of her earliest mentors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Cosby Show<\/em> alum\u2014who made her acting debut on the \u201880s sitcom at age 3\u2014made rare comments about her former costar <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/bill_cosby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Cosby;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bill Cosby<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s sexual assault cases, explaining that she separates his legal troubles from his professional accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe has been accused of some horrific things,\u201d she said on the Nov. 3 episode of the <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bseu6pKv4d0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hate to Break It to Ya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hate to Break It to Ya<\/a><\/em> podcast. \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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the conversation, Raven, 39, highlighted the disgraced comedian\u2019s contributions to the television industry, including pioneering the practice of hiring Black crew members on set of his series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNow it\u2019s mandated,\u201d she explained, \u201cbut back then\u2014especially on a Black show\u2014it was very important to see yourself not just in front, but behind the camera as well, and Mr. Cosby instilled that in all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from E! Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Indeed, the <em>That\u2019s So Raven<\/em> actress noted that she continues to insist on having representation behind the scenes of her own projects to this day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI took it to Disney and I took it to anywhere I went afterwards, even when it wasn\u2019t the norm,\u201d she continued. \u201cI was like, \u2018No, I have to be able to see myself.\u2019 Because if I don\u2019t ask for it, who will?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">E! News has reached out to Cosby\u2019s attorney for comment but has not heard back.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Disney\/PictureGroup; Mediapunch\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cosby, 88, was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/971039\/bill-cosby-sentenced-to-3-to-10-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sentenced to three to 10 years in prison;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sentenced to three to 10 years in prison<\/a> in 2018 after being found guilty of sexual assaulting <strong>Andrea Constand<\/strong> in 2004. He was released in June 2021 after his conviction was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1284974\/bill-cosby-to-be-released-from-prison-after-court-overturns-conviction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court<\/a>, who cited an agreement Cosby made with a previous prosecutor which would have prevented him from being charged in the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the day of his release, Cosby issued a statement about the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI have never changed my stance nor my story,\u201d he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) at the time. \u201cI have always maintained my innocence. Thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal. Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for upholding the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally appeared on E! Online Raven-Symon\u00e9 is sharing her thoughts on one of her earliest mentors. The Cosby Show alum\u2014who made her acting debut on the \u201880s sitcom at age 3\u2014made rare comments about her former costar Bill Cosby\u2019s sexual assault cases, explaining that she separates his legal troubles from his professional accomplishments. \u201cHe has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2143455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[384815,371077,409257,353683],"class_list":["post-2143454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bill-cosby","tag-cosby-show","tag-pennsylvania-supreme-court","tag-raven-symone"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Raven-Symone-Makes-Rare-Comments-About-Cosby-Show-Costar-Bill-Cosby.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2143454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2143456,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143454\/revisions\/2143456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2143455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2143454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2143454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2143454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}