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REACTIONS: Bill Cosby Considering Tour Plans For 2023: ‘There’s So Much Fun To Be Had In This Storytelling’

<p>It looks like <strong>Bill Cosby <&sol;strong>is ready <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;the-supreme-court-announces-that-they-will-not-review-bill-cosbys-overturned-conviction-update&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">to rejoin<&sol;a> the comedy circuit&period; On Wednesday&comma; he gave the host of <em>WGH Talk a &&num;8220&semi;yes&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;em>when asked if he plans to tour again in 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Yes&period; Yes&period; because there&&num;8217&semi;s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Cosby said&period; &&num;8220&semi;Years ago&comma; maybe 10 years ago&comma; I found that it was better to say it after I write it&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;Cmu&lowbar;8ddp1qd&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; 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- 2px&rpar;&semi;"><&sol;iframe>&NewLine; <&sol;div><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The 85-year-old was convicted of criminal sex assault in April 2018&period; Then&comma; the Penslyvannia Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2021&period; Back in June&comma; he shared an Instagram post commemorating the one-year date of his release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;After two years and 10 months fighting for my life and the truth&comma; one year of freedom home with my family looks good on me &lpar;at least that&&num;8217&semi;s what my wife says&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Bill wrote&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CfZvvoQPlba&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; max-width&colon;658px&semi; 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<&sol;div><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Still&comma; the accusations of assault stand firm&period; In early December&comma; five women filed a new <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;bill-cosby-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-5-more-women-in-new-lawsuit&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">sexual assault lawsuit<&sol;a> against Bill Cosby and <em>NBC<&sol;em>&period; Filed in New York&comma; four women say Cosby forced sexual acts or raped them between the1980s pr 1990&period; While the fifth woman says&comma; Cosby raped her in 1969&period; The comedian&&num;8217&semi;s rep Andrew Wyatt labeled the suit &&num;8220&semi;frivolous&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wyatt also <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;variety&period;com&sol;2022&sol;tv&sol;news&sol;bill-cosby-comedy-tour-2023-1235475192&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">confirmed to <&sol;a><em>Variety <&sol;em>that the former actor&&num;8217&semi;s plans to tour are legit&period; He said that Cosby is <em>&&num;8220&semi;looking at spring&sol;summer to start touring&period;&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The tour could also be in response to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jury-finds-bill-cosby-liable-of-sexual-battery-but-rep-says-victim-will-never-get-500k-awarded-in-damages&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">&dollar;500&comma;000 damages award<&sol;a> Cosby owes Judy Huth&period; Judy won a civil case against Bill in June&comma; in which she accused him of sexually assaulting her as a 16-year-old in 1975&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the time of the ruling&comma; Wyatt said Huth <em>&&num;8220&semi;will never receive a payday from Mr&period; Cosby&period;&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;em>He also claimed Huth owed her legal team more than &dollar;3 million&comma; which Judy&&num;8217&semi;s lawyer&comma; Gloria Allred&comma; later denied&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Mr&period; Cosby&&num;8217&semi;s spokesperson appears to be trying to snatch victory from the jaws of Mr&period; Cosby&&num;8217&semi;s significant defeat&period; Ms&period; Huth has no legal bills for fees with my law firm&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>Twitter Users React To Bill Cosby Considering Tour In 2023<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Following Cosby&&num;8217&semi;s lil&&num;8217&semi; surprise announcement&comma; folks on Twitter started pouring over it&period; Tweets highlighted multiple angles&comma; from congrats to ticket sales&comma; cancel culture&comma; and his &&num;8216&semi;audacity&&num;8217&semi;&&num;8211&semi;given the accusations that have reportedly come from more than 50 women since 2005&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608237781545005056" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608222618506731524" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608224903169204225" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608238159586021377" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608280536040062977" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608295624725909504" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608249648182972416" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608201492825006088" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1608590392840290304" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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I like to tell stories, pretend I'm funny and experience everything so I can tell more stories. I love the truth and I'm great at verifying it.

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