Bill Cosby Confesses:  âI Was Abused As A Child By Buckwheatâ
In a shocking confession, Bill Cosby admitted that he was abused by Our Gang childhood actor William âBuckwheatâ Thomas. Cosby says he blames his own misconduct onÂ the abuse he himself faced.âBuckwheat was my idol, I watched Our GangÂ all the time. I just thought he was so funny,â said Â Cosby. âWhen I was 7 I finally got my chance to meet him, when my parents took me to the studio where they filmed a lot of the shows. He was my idol, he was a groundbreaking actor for my generation. I donât want to go into exact details because itâs upsetting, but I will tell you some of the parts I remember. I think this may explain the demons that plague me still.âCosby said that although he has blocked out a lot of the traumatic memories, he feels that now is the time to share what he can recall, in hopes that people will get a better understanding of his own life.âBuckwheat invited me to go back to his house and play, and my parents let me go. I was so excited!Â I was young, and Buckwheat told me that he could talk to producers, maybe get me on the show. It was amazing! I didnât know any better. I remember Buckwheat giving me a glass of Coca-Cola, and I started feeling woozy. Then he was whispering to me as I fell asleep, and he was saying,â Itâs Otay, itâs Otay lilâ Bill.â A couple hours later I woke up, and my underwear wasÂ on backwards. Thatâs all I remember. I think that explains a lot and you see, Iâm a victim too. So can we pleaseÂ just forget about all this ugliness and move on with our lives, now? A life without lawsuits and possible criminal charges?âÂ âThatâs bullshit,â said Buckwheatâs daughter Mary Thomas. âHow dare Bill Cosby try to ruin my Fatherâs memory?! My father was a great man, and Bill is just trying to deflect his rape problems onto my father. Heâs obviously a liar, as heâs denied every allegation against him. One person, sure, maybe sheâs a fame-seeker. When, like, 40 women come forwardâ¦ugh. I know I shouldnât get upset, my Father was a peaceful man and a forgiving man, Iâm sure if he was alive today he would tell me âItâs Otay Mary, itâs Otay. Cosby is just a little bitch.ââÂ