Is Bill Cosby's Counter Lawsuit an Attempt to Gain Good PR?

There was a time when Cosby could do no wrong. Today, few people can recall him doing anything right.

Depending on whom you ask, Bill Cosby, 78, is either the father of American television and a pioneer of comedy, or a disgusting (and alleged) rapist who has been accused of slipping roofies to more than 50 women since 1969.

There was a time when Cosby could do no wrong. Today, few people can recall him doing anything right. That’s the tale of someone swimming in their own pool of public relations despair.

For the Cos, these are relatively new waters for him.

Before the accusations came hurling in his direction, he could take on an entire race of people and still come out unbruised.

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