Bill Cosby Jokes About Being an ‘Evil Man’

Over the last few days, numerous rape allegations against comedian Bill Cosby have led to Netflix canceling his latest stand-up special, NBC pulling the plug on a planned sitcom, TV Land removing reruns of The Cosby Show from its schedule and multiple venues calling off upcoming tour dates around the country.

Cosby has refused to address the accusations in interviews and tried to prevent the Associated Press from releasing video of one such refusal. But during a performance Thursday night in front of an African-American women’s group in the Bahamas, Cosby appeared to make his first public statements about his situation, in the form of a joke about being an “evil man.”

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In video captured by an audience member in attendance, Cosby can be seen mock-crying on stage. “Parents are coming and taking their children home,” he said through fake tears, “and saying to me, ‘Bill Cosby, you are an evil man. We will never eat your Jell-O pudding again.'”

CNN reported that the Bahamas audience gave Cosby a standing ovation at the end of his performance. He is scheduled to perform in front of a sold-out crowd in Melbourne, Florida tonight.

Watch video below, via CNN:

[Photo via screengrab]

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