Jill Scott drops support of Bill Cosby after testimony offers 'proof'

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In November, Scott refused to take at face value dozens of accusations against the man she describes as her mentor
Recently revealed 2005 Cosby testimony has made the singer change her tune

Published: 21:30 EST, 7 July 2015 | Updated: 02:35 EST, 8 July 2015

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Jill Scott, who made headlines late last year when she adamantly defended accused serial rapist Bill Cosby as innocent until proven guilty, has changed her mind.

On Monday, the singer tweeted that a newly revealed decade-old admission from Cosby that he gave at least one woman quaaludes before sex is enough for her to now believe the dozens of accusers.

'Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations,' Jill wrote about the man she still calls her mentor.

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No longer supporting Cosby: Jill Scott, who made headlines late last year when she adamantly defended accused serial rapist Bill Cosby as innocent until proven guilty, has changed her mind

Testimony revealed: Scott was swayed by a 2005 Cosby testimony in which he admitted to giving a 19-year-old quaaludes before sex

But don't ask the 43-year-old to apologize.

'No. I'm not sorry for standing by my mentor. I'm sorry the accusations Rtrue,' Scott tweeted Monday.

Scott stirred outrage when she refused to join the chorus of celebrities who condemned Cosby starting last year as throngs of women began to come forward with sex abuse claims against the legendary entertainer.

'So they've proven the alleged allegations? I didn't know. Will they also be giving him back the millions he's donated,' Scott tweeted November 24.

Testimony that was unsealed Monday by a federal judge reignited the furor that erupted last year.

'I never thought I would be validated or vindicated in this,' said Joan Tarshis, of Woodstock, New York, who accused Cosby of drugging and attacking her when she was breaking into comedy writing in 1969.

'I mean, it's turned my life around 180 because now all the people that haven't believed me or us have come out, most of them, and said, `We were wrong.''

The Philadelphia-born singer received an honorary doctorate from Temple University in May 2014 and was photographed receiving it from Cosby

Not sorry: While Scott said she now believes the accusations to be true, she declined to apologize about her previous statements

Wanted proof: In November, Scott refused to side with Cosby's dozens of accusers

The testimony came from a deposition in a 2005 sexual abuse lawsuit brought against Cosby by a former Temple University basketball team employee, Andrea Constand. The case was settled on confidential terms, but it was the first in a torrent of lawsuits that have shattered Cosby's good-guy image as wise and understanding Dr. Cliff Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show' in the 1980s and '90s.

Questioned under oath, Cosby acknowledged giving quaaludes to a 19-year-old woman before they had sex in Las Vegas in 1976. And he admitted giving the powerful, now-banned sedative to unidentified others. His lawyer intervened before he could answer questions about how many women were given drugs and whether they knew it.

On ABC's 'The View' on Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg said she is reserving judgment on Cosby, reaffirming the stance she has held since the allegations against him resurfaced last winter.

'You are still innocent until proven guilty,' Goldberg said. Cosby 'has not been proven a rapist.'

'The View' co-host Raven-Symone, who starred on Cosby's sitcom as a child and credits him with launching her career, said: 'You need the proof, and then I'll be able to give my judgment here or there.'

Cosby admitted obtaining quaaludes to give to women in 2005