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According to an AP investigation, Bill Cosby testified during a 2005 court case that he had purchased sedatives with the intent to give them to women._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jul 7, 2015 4:42 PM UTC According to an AP investigation, Bill Cosby testified during a 2005 court case that he had purchased sedatives with the intent to give them to women.  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jul 7, 2015 4:42 PM UTC After a judge unsealed old court documents in which [Bill Cosby admitted](http://time.com/3947264/bill-cosby-quaaludes-sex/) to [obtaining quaaludes](http://time.com/3947705/quaaludes-bill-cosby/) with the intent of giving them to women before sex, celebrities who doubted the dozens of sexual assault allegations against the 77-year-old comedian are speaking up. “Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations,” [tweeted R&B singer Jill Scott](http://time.com/3947836/amy-schumer-trainwreck-glamour-cover/), who defended Cosby last year. “I stood by a man I respected and loved. I was wrong.” Whoopi Goldberg is one star who hasn’t changed her mind after Monday’s revelations. Unlike Scott, _The View_ co-host considers Cosby’s own words insufficient proof of wrongdoing. “This is my opinion and in America, still—I know it’s a shock—but you actually were innocent until proven guilty; he has not been proven a rapist,” Goldberg said on the show Tuesday. Lawyers for Cosby, [who did not respond to the AP’s request for comment](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9a48e95c472d499b98ddb9308b20afd0/lawyers-cosbys-drugs-sex-admission-could-help-womens-suit) about the unearthed testimony, said in the documents that the women in question knew they were taking the drugs. (The documents show that Cosby was cut-off from answering a question about whether women were ever drugged without their knowledge by objections from one of his lawyers.) “We’ll see what happens as more information comes out, people will make judgments,” Goldberg continued. “I don’t like snap judgments because I’ve had snap judgments made on me, so I’m very very careful. Save your texts, save your nasty comments—I don’t care.” \[[_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/whoopi-goldberg-backs-bill-cosby-save-your-texts-save-your-nasty-comments-i-dont-care/)\] ### 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 ## Transcript [00:00] Comedian Bill Cosby, who's been plagued for months by [00:03] accusations of sexual assault, has previously admitted to [00:06] obtaining and using sedatives with the intent of giving them [00:09] to young women. An AP investigation into a 2005 lawsuit [00:13] against Cosby Uncovered testimony from the comedian in [00:17] which he admitted to obtaining quaaludes and planning to [00:20] give them to women he wanted to have sex with. The latest [00:23] revelations add to a growing list of scandals for Cosby. [00:26] Over two dozen women claim to have been drugged and [00:29] raped by the comedian over the course of his decades long [00:32] career. Since most of those alleged incidents occurred past [00:35] the statute of limitations this latest wave hasn't resulted in [00:39] criminal charges. The 2005 case is likely to be no different. [00:43] Cosby settle out of court in 2006 for an undisclosed [00:47] amount. The lawsuit was filed by a former employee of [00:50] Temple University, Cosby's Alma Matter. 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