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  • Lisa Bonet: Cosby Tweets Fake, Joins Raven-Symone in No-Comment Stance

    Lisa Bonet has joined fellow Cosby Show star Raven-Symone in not commenting on the Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations, and the cryptic posts she allegedly tweeted regarding the situation are fake. Bonet has no social media accounts, according to her rep.

    One of the comments posted that many believed to have originated from Lisa Bonet read, “According to the karma of past actions, one’s destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky…Nothing stays in the dark 4ever!”

    It came from an unverified Twitter account and has since been removed from the social media site.

    Lisa Bonet “continues to have no comment on the subject” of sexual-assault allegations being made against Bill Cosby, her rep said.

    Raven-Symone–while refusing to comment–shared an Instagram post, insisting that she was always treated well while a child actress on The Cosby Show.

    Raven-Symone posted the photo and request to be left alone following a story that alleged she, too, was one of Bill Cosby’s purported victims.

    Lisa Bonet played second-oldest child Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show as well as on its spinoff, A Different World. Raven-Symone played Olivia Kendall–Denise Huxtable’s stepdaughter.

    While some may wonder if both Lisa Bonet and Raven-Symone are among the ranks of women who were allegedly paid off for their silence by Bill Cosby and his team, there has been nothing published or verified that indicates anything of the sort.

  • Lou Myers Dies: “A Different World” Actor Was 77

    Lou Myers, who played gruff but lovable Mr. Gaines on “A Different World”, has died. He was 77 years old.

    Myers also appeared on “The Cosby Show”–from which “A Different World” was spun off–and often credited Bill Cosby with helping him get a foot in the door in the acting world. He later appeared on Broadway in productions of The First Breeze of Summer, The Piano Lesson, Oprah Winfrey’s Color Purple and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

    The West Virginia native also took on several film roles, appearing in flicks like “Tin Cup” and “The Wedding Planner”, and he also sang jazz and blues with a touring company called “Negro Music In Vogue”. His achievements on screen and stage earned him a place in the Appalachian Education Initiative’s list of 50 “Outstanding Creative Artists” from the state of West Virginia.

    Myers reportedly had been ill for several weeks and was in and out of the hospital with pneumonia complications earlier this month. After his heart stopped on Tuesday, doctors were able to revive him, but he went into a coma and passed away a short time later.