Book
Chasing Cosby : the downfall of America's dad
Publication Information
Berkeley, California : Seal Press, [2019]
Physical Description
xv, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
Bill Cosby's decades-long career as a sweater-wearing, wholesome TV dad came to a swift and stunning end on April 26, 2018, when he was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting one of more than 60 women who have come forward to accuse him of similar crimes. Egan shares her firsthand account of Cosby's 13-year run from justice. She tells us how Cosby planned and executed his crimes, and how Hollywood alliances and law enforcement knew what Cosby was doing but did nothing to stop him. She also explores the cultural and social issues that influenced the case.
Contents
- Introduction: Cosby's gift
- Pound cake and police reports
- A wonderful sense of humor
- We don't punish people for making mistakes
- Cold medicine
- It smacks of sensationalism
- Blindsided
- A deal with his devil
- The joke
- Career advice
- Fashion week
- I couldn't care less what you think of me
- Then came Hannibal
- Call us by name
- The Cosby effect
- You know I'll be hilarious
- Powerful, popular, privileged, protected
- Disco biscuits
- Do you want to go to Heaven or do you want to go to Hell?
- I am the sovereign
- The good wife
- This is where the truth happens
- The tapes
- Deadlocked
- Ask for Seymour
- Possible errors in judgment
- You remember, don't you, Mr. Cosby?
- Pack of wolves
- Inside the jury room
- No one is above the law
- Epilogue: a new legacy.