Whoopi Goldberg has changed her stance on the allegations of rape made against Bill Cosby by over 30 women. Goldberg, who has been the most vocal supporter of Cosby over the past few months, had legal expert Dan Abrams on The View Tuesday, and began to voice a shift in opinion when she admitted that she was unaware that there is a statute of limitations on charges of rape. At the end of the segment she said; 'If this is to be tried in the court of public opinion, all the information that is out there kind of points to guilt.'Whoopi Goldberg admitted on The View Tuesday that if Bill Cosby were to be tried in the court of public opinion he would likely be found guiltyGoldberg also admitted she had been vocally supporting Cosby as she was unaware rape charges had a statute of limitationsGoldberg had a message for Cosby, saying on the program; 'It looks bad, Bill. Either speak up or shut up'The View host has been a vocal supporter of Cosby the past few months dispute shifting public opinionLast Monday a 2005 deposition revealed that Cosby admitted under oath to buying Quaaludes to give to women before sexCosby also admitted under oath to giving one woman Quaaludes before sex and another woman three Benadryl
The lawsuit accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting the woman at _'s home. The deposition eventually ended after Troiani grew fed up with not getting any answers from _, and filed a motion with the court requesting that they order Cosby to fully testify and hold a new deposition.