NORRISTOWN, PA - JUNE 12: Actor Bill Cosby and wife Camille Cosby arrive at Bill Cosby Trial at Montgomery County Courthouse on June 12, 2017 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage)
Bill Cosby has been staying out of the pubic eye, reportedly fearing he will be killed by a fame-seeker or a relative of one of his sexual assault accusers. The aging comedian now reportedly fears for his wife Camille’s life.
Radar Online reports, Cosby’s representative, Andrew Wyatt, revealed the 86-year-old and his spouse, 79, “don’t like being prisoners in their own home” but must limit their public interaction to protect their safety. Cosby fears an accusers’ family member could kill them.
Insiders told the publication last year that Cosby “fears for his life”. The former comedian is afraid to leave the house as he believes someone could murder “for fame.”
Wyatt stated he was “threatened” by relatives of Mr. Cosby’s alleged victims. These threats led him to purchase two firearms, Radar reports. He stated Cosby warned him, “to be safe”. Adding to Bill’s fear, is he and Camille’s recognizability.
Wyatt stated the couple live a recluse life alternating between their homes in Massachusetts and properties in The Big Apple.
“He knows what kind of world they live in,” his rep shared. “Who knows what they’d do to him, his wife, daughters, or grandchildren.”
As previously reported, numerous women have accused America’s former favorite dad of allegations including rape, sexual assault, drug-facilitated sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct.
According to ABC News, Cosby was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting one woman in 2004, Andrea Constant. The actor was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for his alleged crimes against the former Temple University employee.
The former media mogul was released from prison in Jan. 2021 after his conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme court.
In addition to his legal woes, Cosby and Camille lost two of their five children. Their only son, Ennis, was murdered at age 27 during an armed robbery in 1997. The long-suffering couple also lost their daughter Elsa in 2018 after succumbing to a battle with renal disease. She was 44 years old.
The media personality was not only a famed actor but an author, television producer, and activist. He has won several Emmy Awards, Grammys and People Choice Awards. His fans could not have envisioned Cosby’s legacy would end here. Some of the public believe “Cliff Huxtable” is guilty, while others support his innocence claims.
Cosby is adamant about staying confined to his home, but at least he won’t have to worry about his pudding pops melting as he and his wife have no plans to spend extended time outdoors.
