WATCH: The Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations are in the spotlight once again. New York Magazine‘s latest issue features a powerful cover with nearly three dozen women who claim the comedian drugged and sexually assaulted them. Kristine Lazar has more.
TORONTO — Thirty-five women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault appear on the cover of the new issue of New York magazine.
The headline reads: “Cosby: The Women. An Unwelcome Sisterhood.”
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Among those shown in portraits by Amanda Demme are former model and reality TV star Janice Dickinson and actors Beverly Johnson and Lili Bernard. The women, ranging from their early ’20s to 80, are each captioned with the date of their alleged sexual assault.
“One by one, they came forward with stories of being drugged and raped or assaulted by Bill Cosby,” reads an introduction, “finding safety in their staggering number and a culture that was finally ready to believe them.”
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New York said the feature in the July 27-Aug. 9 issue was six months in the making. The magazine reported that 11 other women have come forward with similar claims.
Cosby, 78, has denied all allegations and has never been charged.
His lawyer, Monique Pressley, said last week: “The sheer volume or number of people who are saying a particular thing does not make it true.”
One accuser, Joan Tarshis told New York she believes Cosby’s legacy will be like O.J. Simpson’s.
“When you hear O.J. Simpson’s name, you don’t think, Oh great football player. That doesn’t come to mind first,” she said.
“I’m thinking it’s not going to be, Oh, great comedian. It’s going to be, Oh, serial rapist. And that will be our legacy.”
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