June 14, 2017 marks the eighth day of the infamous Bill Cosby trial. So far, the former comedian has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home near Philadelphia in 2004. Cosby allegedly gave Constand pills, which caused her to feel “frozen,” very shortly before he raped her. Constand’s testimony directly aligns with excerpts from a 2005 Cosby confession in which he admitted to purchasing quaaludes with the intention of giving them to women he wanted to have sexual relations with. The trial has not been easy on anyone and today, a person who has been close to Cosby for years spoke out and shared her perspective on who they once knew Cosby to be.
Earlier this morning, the actress who portrayed Cosby’s “Cosby Show” youngest daughter, Keshia Knight Pulliam interviewed on TODAY and provided her take on the current state of affairs surrounding Cosby. “At the end of the day I truly believe you’re innocent until proven guilty, and that’s just not the man that I ever experienced,” Pulliam explained calmly. Since the inception of Cosby’s trial, Pulliam has supported him and accompanied him to the Montgomery County Courthouse on June 4. Towards the end of her interview, she highlighted the importance of supporting loved ones even when times are difficult. To quote her exactly, “It’s easy to be there for someone when things are good, when business is good, when money is good, when all of these things are good. I just felt like I wanted to do what I would have wanted to receive.“
