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Bill Cosby: Autumn Jackson
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Bill Cosby had ... come under the media’s hard eye in 1997 when Autumn Jackson, a 22 year old woman, claimed that she was his daughter and tried to extort $40 million from him. Although, Bill Cosby admitted to having a one-time fling with her mother, he disputed the paternity claim. She was found guilty and sentenced to 26 months in jail.
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Cosby became the center of controversy in May 2004 when he made public remarks critical of low-income African Americans whom he believed to be reprioritizing education in favor of sports and fashion. While Cosby received a sharp backlash, he was largely unapologetic for the remarks and continued his criticism during a speech on July 1 at a Rainbow Coalition meeting commemorating the anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education. Cosby admonished struggling young men to "stop beating up your wife because you can't find a job" and stated that African-Americans had forgotten the sacrifices of those in the Civil Rights Movement. The talk was interrupted several times by applause and received praise from leaders such as Jesse Jackson.
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Cosby, best-known as a warm, funny TV dad, has sparked debate with blunt remarks on personal responsibility aimed at the black community. In 1997, the year his son Ennis was murdered, the long-married Cosby acknowledged a brief affair with the mother of Autumn Jackson, a young woman convicted of extorting him.
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