The comment came during an otherwise lighthearted moment in his standup show Thursday night in London, Ontario, as a woman near the front row got up to go get a drink and Cosby asked her where she was going.
The remark is likely to anger his accusers who have demanded he respond to the allegations of sexual abuse against him.
Minutes after that incident a heckler was ejected from the performance by police after yelling ‘Bill Cosby you’re a rapist’. During the incident Cosby did not confront the man and encouraged the audience to remain calm and patient. He resumed his comedy show within a few minutes.
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“I think it’s a good opportunity for the community to do something positive. They felt a need to respond and this was a good way to do it. This was a peaceful alternative,” said Gillespie, who runs a community-based mental health charity and advocates for victims of sexual abuse.
Phylicia Rashad says she was misquoted
