Former Supermodel Beverly Johnson Accuses Bill Cosby of Drugging Her

By Carla Murphy Dec 11, 2014

Beverly Johnson is the latest and highest profile woman, along with fellow model and friend Janice Dickinson, to publicly accuse Bill Cosby of drugging her. (Dickinson also accuses Cosby of rape.) Johnson, a former supermodel and businesswoman writes in Vanity Fair:

I struggled with how to reveal my big secret, and more importantly, what would people think when and if I did? Would they dismiss me as an angry black woman intent on ruining the image of one of the most revered men in the African American community over the last 40 years? Or would they see my open and honest account of being betrayed by one of the country’s most powerful, influential, and beloved entertainers?

As I wrestled with the idea of telling my story of the day Bill Cosby drugged me with the intention of doing God knows what, the faces of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and countless other brown and black men took residence in my mind.

Read the rest in Vanity Fair, which reports, Cosby’s attorneys declined to comment.