Zoe Kravitz: Mom Lisa Bonet Is Silent Though 'Disgusted And Concerned' About Bill Cosby Accusations

By R. Siva Kumar - 27 Aug '15 08:59AM
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'The Cosby Show' had Lisa Bonet acting as Bill Cosby's daughter during the TV series. However, she has never spoken out against him or about the 50 women who accused him of sexual abuse.

Bonet acted the part of Denise Huxtable, a daughter of Cosby's character Cliff Huxtable from 1984 to 1991, according to E! News. She was reportedly fired from the show at the age of 23 due to "creative differences".

Her daughter Zoe Kravitz says that Lisa Bonet's feelings reflect what everyone feels about Cosby. She said that her mother, Bonet, "tended to keep her mouth shut" while talking about the scandal.

"She hasn't, she really hasn't [talked]," Kravitz told The Guardian. "She'd plead the fifth, even to me. I think she's just staying out of it. She's just as disgusted and concerned as everyone else is, but I don't think she has any insight. It's news to her as well."

Cosby and Bonet went through some tension in the '80s and early '90s. Cosby seemed to be critical of her marriage, pregnancy andacting roles, including the horror film 'Angel Heart', in which she portrays a naked sex scene.

Why do people feel that Bonet knew about his escapades? Zoe isn't too sure that her mother really knows anything, according to hngn. Yet it is the inevitable question that people ask, she feels.

"She was on the show for a long time. She's also a beautiful woman. It makes people wonder. She's a very straightforward person. If there was something she felt the world needed to know that would help this case or help any women who had been abused, she would say something," Kravitz said.

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