Index/People/Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian

Fact-Checks

6 results
Nov 16, 2025
Most Viewed

Did Bill Cosby attempt to buy NBC or any major media company?

Bill Cosby actively explored buying NBC in the early 1990s: reporting at the time says he discussed an offer, consulted bankers including Goldman Sachs, and lined up partners for a potential $3.5–$4 b...

Nov 16, 2025
Most Viewed

Cbs killed Bill Cosby son

Available reporting and contemporaneous coverage attribute the murder of Bill Cosby’s son, Ennis Cosby, to a single assailant—Mikhail (Mikail/Michael) Markhasev—who was arrested, tried, convicted of f...

Dec 5, 2025

Were there verified reports of Bill Cosby negotiating to buy any media companies during his career?

Bill Cosby publicly pursued at least one high-profile, reported effort to acquire a major media company — NBC — in the early 1990s; multiple mainstream outlets from The New York Times to Variety and t...

Nov 16, 2025

How would a purchase of NBC by a private individual like Bill Cosby have been structured legally and financially?

Bill Cosby explored buying NBC in the early 1990s, when analysts put the likely price at roughly $3.5–$4 billion and Cosby’s personal wealth was reported near $300 million, so any transaction would ha...

Nov 16, 2025

Bill Cosby buy NBC

Bill Cosby publicly explored buying NBC in the early 1990s and assembled advisers (including Goldman Sachs) to shop a possible bid reportedly in the roughly $3.5–4 billion range, but General Electric ...

Oct 28, 2025

How do Trump's sexual assault case settlements compare to those of other high-profile figures?

Donald Trump’s legal outcomes in matters tied to sexual misconduct and related defamation claims show a mix of convictions, large civil judgments, and settlements that are substantial but uneven when ...