Bill Cosby’s rape scandal is at a boil, but allegations against him have swirled for years. We discuss the long history of alleged assaults, cover-ups, and how it finally came to the surface with Hollywood muckraker Mark Ebner. Hannibal Burress, Don Lemon, Whoopi Goldberg, Janice Dickinson and the other public figures that have been central commentators (and even unfortunate players) in the furor, as well as the silence about the issue from Cosby’s biographer Mark Whittaker are all discussed. Ebner speaks with the brutal honesty and aplomb that was absent for years in the cover-up of Cosby’s alleged assaults, in a very bold and uncensored Crime Time, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner. GUEST BIO: Mark Ebner is an investigative journalist who has covered celebrity and crime culture for such publications as Rolling Stone, Maxim, Details and Spy. Mark has investigated such controversial subjects as Scientology, dog fighting and the Ku Klux Klan. A published author, Mark co-wrote the New York Times bestseller “Hollywood, Interrupted” with Andrew Breitbart and Six Degrees of Paris Hilton. Most recently he co-authored “We Have Your Husband,” a story about a kidnapping in Mexico. In addition to writing, he has served as a commentator on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, NPR, Court TV and E! Entertainment Television to name a few. Mark was a consultant on the Emmy nominated episode of South Park’s “Trapped in the Closet” and also consulted for NBC/Dateline on the Paris Hilton Tapes report. Ebner runs a blog at hollywoodinterrupted.com where he reports on breaking news from Hollywood. ADD’L LINKS: http://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com/ http://twitter.com/#!/MarkEbner59 http://thelip.tv http://thelip.tv/show/crime-time/ Crime Time Full Episodes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vocqop7T4lw&list;=PLjk3H0GXhhGfIvJXM3emqDXkZ02SXgfgT&index;=1 Crime Time Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj6ZTeuAy9Y&list;=PLjk3H0GXhhGeC9DbpSnIvd2i9BHh2dBvv&index;=1 https://www.facebook.com/CrimeTimeWithAllisonHopeWeiner?directed_target_id=0 https://www.facebook.com/thelip.tv EPISODE BREAKDOWN 00:01 Welcome to Crime Time. 00:05 Introducing investigative journalist Mark Ebner. 00:45 Ebner’s discovery of Bill Cosby’s true character and his attempt to expose it. 04:40 Hannibal Burress’ stand-up comedy routine and its effects. 07:45 Celebrity protection provided by the media. 09:10 David Carr’s piece in The New York Times. 10:45 Mark Whittaker and his Cosby biography. 12:15 Cosby’s response to being questioned about the rape allegations. 17:00 Robin Mizrahi and media coverup. 20:00 Whoopi Goldberg’s response to Polanski’s rape case. 21:45 Don Lemon’s interview with victim Joan Tarshis. 23:00 Is Janice Dickinson merely looking for attention? 28:05 Hollywood’s response to the allegations against Cosby. 30:40 Circumstances that arise when accusing a likeable public figure. 34:50 Thank you and goodbye.

• published: 27 Nov 2014
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