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Assaulted by Bill Cosby with Lili Bernard, Part 2

Navigating Narcissism with Dr. Ramani

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The Pressure of Black Excellence

As a black woman, it's a whole added burden because not only is it was embarrassing and shameful to me that I went through all that with Bill Cosby. And you know, there were other black celebrities who were who were mentoring me concurrently while Bill Cosby was mentoring me Spike Lee, Eric LaSalle, Ving Rames. So this was an anomaly, but I felt like it was really huge that the most lauded, the most revered, the most beloved black male in the world at that time is a monster. Like this was more than just Bill Cosby. This isn't even just about someone who's an entertainment icon. This is the experience of a large swath of population

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