Damon Wayans Defends Bill Cosby, Dismisses Accusers Of Sexual Assault As “Unrapeable”

by Olivia Truffaut-WongSeptember 6, 2015, 5:13 pmNews, News Feed >

Damon Wayans defended Bill Cosby in a controversial interview on Friday, during which he called the over 40 rape allegations against Cosby “a money hustle.”

Damon Wayans Defends Bill Cosby

Wayans, of In Living Color and My Wife and Kids, stopped by Power 105’s “The Breakfast Club” on Friday to promote his stand up shows, and ended up pledging his support to Bill Cosby in the midst of the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him.

“Tell the truth. If I was him, I would divorce my wife, give her all my money and then I would go do a deposition. I would light one of [those] three-hour cigars. I’d have some wine and maybe a Quaalude and I would just go of,” Wayans said when asked what advice he would give Cosby.

“Because, I don’t believe that he was raping. I believe he was in relationships with all of them and then he’s like, ‘You know what? It’s 78, it don’t work no more. I can’t get it up for any of y’all. Bye, bitches,’ and then they’re like, ‘Oh, really? Rape!’” Wayans added.

Wayans went on, saying that, though some of the women might be telling the truth about Cosby, he doesn’t believe the majority. “I understand fame, I’ve lived it. Women will throw themselves at you. …There’s some that will innocently come up there, but not 40-something women. They’re not that naïve,” he stated.

Wayans continued making jokes about the women accusing Cosby, suggesting that prior romantic relationships with Cosby negated any allegations of rape and calling some of the women “unrapeable.”

“If you listen to them talk, they go, ‘Well, the first time…’ The first time? Bitch, how many times did it happen? Just listen to what they’re saying and some of them really [are] unrapeable. You just look at them and go, ‘You don’t want that. Get outta here,’” he said.

Wayans On Cosby: “We Need Heroes”

Wayans also theorized that some of the women accusing Cosby of rape are capitalizing on the fact that Cosby had alienated some of his black audiences, saying, “You know what Bill Cosby did wrong? He started criticizing young black men, and then he lost and so we’re not supporting him. And they [women] see that opening, and so now, you know what, attack him, kill him.”

In the end, Wayans said he simply does not believe Cosby raped any women, calling it “a money hustle.” When pressed, however, Wayans admitted that some of the women accusing Cosby could be telling the truth, and wished them luck.

“There may be [some that were raped.] And, for them, my heart goes out to them. For anybody who was raped by Bill Cosby, I’m sorry, and I hope you get justice,” he said.

Of course, Wayans quickly followed up that statement with another discounting all accusers, adding, “You other bitches, look, ‘he gave me two pills.’ … Like, that was the drug of choice. People do that to get in the mood, you know?”

Wayans concluded his vigorous Cosby-defense using similar language to previous Cosby defender Whoopi Goldberg, saying, “I think we need heroes. And I think we need to be more supportive. Until, we know for sure, for sure, because ain’t no charges against him. You know, innocent until proven guilty.”

Damon Wayans Defends Himself After Interview

Wayans comments did not go unnoticed, and the comedian’s assessments of Cosby’s accusers have sparked quite a bit of anger towards the comedian.

Wayans defended himself on Twitter, claiming that the media was “twisting my words” and suggesting that the only thing he said that mattered was when he admitted that some women were likely raped by Cosby, posting the 15-second quote (of a 30-minute interview) on Instagram with the hashtag “#ThisIsWhatISaid.”

#thisisswhatisaid @mrdamon2 @marlonwayans

A video posted by damonkwayans (@damonkwayans) on Sep 5, 2015 at 10:00pm PDT

Article by Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.