Comedian Bill Cosby has been repeatedly accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women.
So how did it go over at his London show on Thursday night, when he joked that, "You have to be careful about drinking around me?"
"You have to be careful about drinking around me," Cosby just said to a woman in the crowd. Loud gasps from the audience.
— Richard Warnica (@richardwarnica) January 9, 2015The gasps then changed to cheers and applause.
— Richard Warnica (@richardwarnica) January 9, 2015Cosby, 77, has been accused by several women of drugging their drinks and sexually assaulting them. Three women came forward with new allegations on Wednesday, ahead of the first of his three shows in Ontario.
National Post reporter Richard Warnica was at Cosby's show at the Budweiser Gardens in London, which was protested by hundreds of people outside, according to CTV News.
Warnica tweeted that a woman stood up to grab a drink, and asked the comedian if he wanted one.
A woman in the front row got up to go get a drink. Cosby asked her where she was going. She asked him if he wanted a drink.
— Richard Warnica (@richardwarnica) January 9, 2015It was then that he cracked the joke.
He said no, he already had one (a bottle of water). Then he continued "You have to be careful about drinking around me."
— Richard Warnica (@richardwarnica) January 9, 2015But that wasn't the only notable occurrence at the concert. Global News journalist Angie Seth related the following incident:
#BillCosby Guy gets kicked out of Cosby show for yelling "You are a rapist. Bill I am getting kicked out because you are a rapist."
— Angie Seth (@kateygoalie) January 9, 2015Warnica snapped a photo of the man surrounded by police officers.
Six police officers surround the man pulled from the crowd. pic.twitter.com/CyVrgJL5pY
— Richard Warnica (@richardwarnica) January 9, 2015Cosby tried to calm his audience down after the disruption, said Canadian Press reporter Diana Mehta.
Cosby confronted a heckler who called him "a rapist." When the man was removed by police and the crowd started to boo, Cosby calmed them dwn
— Diana Mehta (@dianamehta) January 9, 2015He said "no, no, stop it, shh." Cosby then said "that's all right" and asked audience for "patience."
— Diana Mehta (@dianamehta) January 9, 2015After heckler was removed Cosby picked up right where he left off, although he was interrupted by a round of applause frm the crowd.
— Diana Mehta (@dianamehta) January 9, 2015And at the end of the show, he received a standing ovation.
At the end of the performance Cosby said 'thank you all very very much." Someone in crowd said 'we love you.' And he got a standing ovation
— Diana Mehta (@dianamehta) January 9, 2015
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