Whoopi Goldberg has emerged as Bill Cosby’s most prominent public defender this week and she has an angry message for her critics: Back off!
Goldberg says Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that she’s gotten threats since she expressed support for Cosby on the show the previous day.
Goldberg says she takes rape and sexual assault very seriously but also believes in the principle of innocent until proven guilty.
She says: “He has not been taken to jail or tried on anything.” She adds: “So back off me.”
When sexual assault allegations against Cosby resurfaced last winter, Goldberg said she would be reserving judgment on him.
Documents unsealed Monday show Cosby admitted in 2005 to obtaining powerful sedatives with the intent of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with.
