( CNN ) -- The court of public opinion has hardly been supportive of Bill Cosby , but the 77-year-old comedian still has his defenders . Last week , singer Jill Scott engaged with several people on her Twitter account after being approached to sign a petition asking Temple University to cut its ties with Cosby . Cosby , who attended the school and served on its board , has been accused of rape by a number of women in recent weeks . Through his attorneys , he has repeatedly denied the claims . Cosby facing litany of allegations . `` oh ok . So they 've proven the alleged allegations ? I did n't know . Will they also be giving him back the millions he 's donated ? '' Scott tweeted to the petition request . On Sunday , Scott responded to criticism with another tweet . `` u know Bill Cosby ? I do child and this is insane . Proof . Period , '' she wrote . Cosby resigned from the Temple board of trustees on Monday , but his Twitter account , @ BillCosby , took note of Scott 's support Wednesday morning . `` Thank you @ MissJillScott , from the Cosby Family , '' read the tweet . Cosby also thanked Whoopi Goldberg . On the November 17 edition of `` The View , '' Goldberg said that people should be skeptical of what they hear . `` Quite honestly , you know , look , I 'm sorry , having been on both sides of this where people allege that you do something , it does n't matter now , '' Goldberg said after the `` View '' panel discussed the allegations of Cosby accuser Barbara Bowman . `` The cat is out of the bag ; people have it in their heads . I have a lot of questions for the lady . Maybe she 'll come on . '' `` Thank you @ WhoopiGoldberg , '' responded @ BillCosby on Tuesday . Cosby also received support from comedian Faizon Love , though Love 's tweets have been more inflammatory . `` you sorry porch monkey deserve everything you get ... you gon na stand up for this b*tch and and not a man like Mr. Cosby , '' he wrote on November 22 in response to a person criticizing Cosby . After some back and forth , Love said he does n't believe in trying Cosby in the media . `` Let me be clear , I do n't support rape , but @ billcosby has been convicted in the media & that is unjust as well # DueProcess , '' Love tweeted . Love even went so far as to post `` I support Bill Cosby '' in large letters on his Instagram account . The stories of Cosby 's purported crimes have been around for about a decade , but in the past two months , they 've received new life , stoked particularly by a routine by comedian Hannibal Buress that went viral and a social media stunt that went awry . At least 18 women have spoken publicly accusing the comedian of sexual misconduct , and many of the women say he drugged them before he raped them . Some of the alleged attacks took place decades ago . Cosby 's attorney , Martin D. Singer , has repeatedly denied the claims . Singer said in a statement to CNN that it defies common sense that `` so many people would have said nothing , done nothing , and made no reports to law enforcement or asserted civil claims if they thought they had been assaulted over a span of so many years . '' On Tuesday , a woman named Judy Huth filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court , claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress during an incident at the Playboy Mansion , according to the documents first obtained by Radar Online ( PDF ) . The alleged sexual assault took place in 1974 , when Huth was 15 years old . Michael Bilello , a crisis management strategist , does n't think the celebrity support will make much difference in changing the public 's opinion of Cosby . `` The public impression made by Cosby 's continuous PR blunders , compounded by the parade of accusers giving detailed accounts , it 's certainly created an image that I believe is beyond character endorsements by celebrity personalities , '' he said . `` There are some loyal friends that , while you respect them standing by their man , ( Cosby 's ) actions -- or inactions -- speak louder than their words . '' CNN 's Eliott C. McLaughlin , Ben Brumfield , Dana Ford , Ronni Berke , Katia Hetter and Ed Payne contributed to this story .
Bill Clinton received support from Jill Stein , and Goldberg . Cosby has been accused of rape by a number of women . Public opinion has generally been against Cosby .