Twenty-seven Bill Cosby accusers come together for on-air interview
Twenty-seven of Bill Cosby's accusers are coming together for a joint, on-air interview for the first time on NBC's Dateline.
NBC News National Correspondent Kate Snow will conduct the hour-long interview as nearly half of the comedian's accusers will talk about their recollections of the alleged assaults.
The accusers span five decades of alleged incidents of assault and getting drugged. They will also respond to claims from Cosby's team that their allegations are untrue. Many of the accounts follow a similar storyline: The victims allege that Cosby offered to mentor them, then drugged them before sexually assaulting them.
Snow will also talk to a small group of women called "Jane Does," who came forward in 2005 and agreed to talk about the alleged assaults under oath, anonymously, but never ended up doing so. Another guest on the special will be attorney Gloria Allred, who represents many of the comedian's accusers.
Cosby has never been charged with a crime and has maintained his innocence.
The Dateline special, "The Cosby Accusers Speak," airs on Friday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. Some of the accusers who will appear include model Beverly Johnson, Eden Tirl, Lise-Lotte Lublin, Sunni Welles, Cindra Ladd and Linda Kirkpatrick.
