--- ---  # Jill Scott on Bill Cosby: 'I Stood by a Man I Respected and Loved. I Was Wrong' by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 7, 2015 2:53 PM UTC  Singer Jill Scott attends her WOMAN Album Preview & Live Performance at MIST Harlem on June 30, 2015 in New York City. Singer Jill Scott attends her WOMAN Album Preview & Live Performance at MIST Harlem on June 30, 2015 in New York City.Jerritt Clark—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 7, 2015 2:53 PM UTC Last year, singer Jill Scott publicly[ defended ](https://twitter.com/missjillscott/status/539450532679933952)Bill Cosby despite allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted multiple women. On Monday, she withdrew her support and distanced herself from the comedian, explaining that there has never been any proof — until now. On Monday, court documents from 2005 were made public, revealing that Cosby had admitted to obtaining Quaaludes for the purpose of drugging women. After reading these documents, Scott officially renounced her support for the 77-year-old comedian. Scott posted the following tweets explaining her thought process: > [](https://twitter.com/missjillscott/status/618180915173433344) > [](https://twitter.com/missjillscott/status/618181925799370752) > [](https://twitter.com/missjillscott/status/618183462630092800) > [](https://twitter.com/missjillscott/status/618196859983687680) Scott may have changed her tune, but as _The Guardian_[ points out](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/07/jill-scott-admits-bill-cosby-wrong-support), many people responded asking why it took Cosby’s admission — rather than the testimonies of more than 40 women — to finally withdraw her support. ### Bill Cosby’s Public Life in Photos  Bill Cosby performs on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. CBS/Getty Images  A portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1965. Hulton Archive/Getty Images  Bill Cosby poses with his Emmy for his role in I Spy at the Primetime Emmy Awards in New York City in 1966. AP  A portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1969. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Bill Cosby performs on The Second Bill Cosby Special in 1969. Fred Sabine—NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby attends the "Concert at Town Hall" at Town Hall in New York City in 1971. Ron Galella—WireImage/Getty Images  Bill Cosby as Chet Kincaid on The Bill Cosby Show. NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable in The Cosby Show. Frank Carroll—NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby is interviewed by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1992. Wendy Perl—NBC/Getty Images  Bill Cosby speaks to an audience on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia in 2006, in Washington D.C. LAWRENCE JACKSON—AP  Host Bill Cosby speaks onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf Astoria in 2011 in New York City. Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images  Bill Cosby attends the 2011 Temple University Commencement at the Liacouras Center in 2011 in Philadelphia, Pa. Gilbert Carrasquillo—Getty Images  Bill Cosby attends the 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Toth—FilmMagic/Getty Images Bill Cosby Scandal: Jill Scott Says She Was Wrong to Defend Him ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3947761/bill-cosby-jill-scott/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3947761/bill-cosby-jill-scott/"},"headline":"Jill Scott on Bill Cosby: 'I Stood by a Man I Respected and Loved. 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