Actress Whoopi Goldberg Claims She Was Wrong For Defending Bill Cosby

Actress Whoopi Goldberg Claims She Was Wrong For Defending Bill Cosby

BHR Hollywood Reports........Whoopi Goldberg, one of the few celebrities who has defended Bill Cosby ever since the many rape allegations against him resurfaced, has changed her stance on the scandal.

Whoopi Goldberg

Goldberg, 59, sat down for a one-on-one Tuesday with Dan Abrams, ABC News' chief legal affairs anchor, in an interruption to the usual round-table debate style of The View.

"I've been taking a lot of heat for various reasons," said Goldberg, who has received heavy criticism for her defense of Bill Cosby, of her decision to invite Abrams on the show.

More than 40 women have come forward saying Cosby, 77, sexually assaulted them.

Bill Cosby

Cosby's lawyer has denied the accusations, calling them "utter nonsense."

Last week on “The View,” Goldberg angered fans by saying: “Save your texts; save your nasty comments. I don’t care.

 I say this because this is my opinion, and in America, still, I know it’s a shock, but you are still innocent until proven guilty.

 He has not been proven a rapist.”

She said she on Tuesday that she has taken a lot of heat for her past statements, and she reiterated that now that she is armed with a full understanding of the lack of legal action Cosby accusers can take, “I can’t say any more ‘innocent until proven guilty.’”