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  • In 1971, Cosby released a Grammy Award-winning album for children about drugs. In the album, titled Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs, Cosby taught children about different drugs, explaining the difference between uppers and downers.
  • Patricia Leary Steuer alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her after she met him at the University of Massachusetts. Steuer was a teacher at the school at the time, and Cosby spoke there at a conference. After she told Cosby that she had dreams of becoming a singer, he allegedly manipulated her into spending time with him by telling her he could help her with her singing career. Steuer alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions.
  • Janice Baker-Kinney, who once worked as a cocktail waitress at Harrah's Reno, claims she passed out after taking two quaaludes Cosby allegedly gave her. Baker-Kinney has no recollection of what happened the night she was with Cosby, but she does remember waking up naked in bed next to him. As she was getting ready to leave, Cosby reportedly walked up to her and said, "Now, this is between me and you." For years, Baker-Kinney blamed herself for taking the drugs and passing out, but she now says she realizes it wasn't her fault.
  • Linda Kirkpatrick accuses Cosby of drugging and assaulting her in Las Vegas. Kirkpatrick reportedly met Cosby at a private tennis club. After they played tennis together, Cosby invited her to one of his comedy shows, where he ended up inviting her backstage to his dressing room. There, Cosby allegedly gave Kirkpatrick a glass of what she thought was Champagne. "It had a clear liquid in it with something red at the bottom. I assumed it to be fruit," Kirkpatrick said, recalling its "terrible taste." After that, Kirkpatrick only remembers a giant cappuccino machine, Cosby kissing her, and Cosby's skin being soft. Kirkpatrick doesn't remember getting home or anything else from that night. Cosby later called to apologize and invite her to another one of his shows, since she didn't get to watch the first one. Kirkpatrick ended up going, and while they were in his dressing room, Cosby allegedly grabbed her and attempted to kiss her. Kirkpatrick managed to get away. "I don't know what happened. I didn't wake up in his bed. I didn't have trauma of precise rape. I don't know what happened, but I know something happened," she said. "Kissing me without my permission is sexual assault."


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