'Blind' Bill Cosby LAUGHS as he gets off private jet unaided - the same day a court acknowledged he was unable to see

  • Cosby was caught on camera getting off his private jet after a court visit for a rape pre-trial hearing
  • The disgraced comedian can be seen descending the steep steps without help from the two flight crew
  • He also appears to be looking down at his feet and laughing on occasion as he walks down 
  • In his court appearance earlier that day, Cosby walked arm-in-arm with an aide, looking far more vulnerable
  • The judge accepted his legal team's claim that he is blind, and offered whatever assistance was needed   

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is seen here walking unaided down the steep steps of a private jet - the same day a court heard he was blind.

Cosby was caught on film after landing in Massachusetts - where he is holed up in a 21-acre private compound - on Tuesday, the same day he appeared in a Pennsylvania court for a pre-trial hearing on a rape charge. 

And despite the judge in that hearing acknowledging that Cosby, 79, is blind, he seemed to require little help - not even his cane - stepping down from the aircraft.

Laughing: Bill Cosby was seen laughing as he exited his private jet after arriving home in Massachusetts Tuesday. Earlier he had appeared in court for a pre-trial appearance on a rape charge. The judge there accepted his legal team's claim he is blind

Laughing: Bill Cosby was seen laughing as he exited his private jet after arriving home in Massachusetts Tuesday. Earlier he had appeared in court for a pre-trial appearance on a rape charge. The judge there accepted his legal team's claim he is blind

Unaided: Cosby, 79, was seen walking down the steep stairs unaided by the two crew members - looking much less vulnerable than when he arrived in a Pennsylvania court earlier that day on the arm of his spokesman

Eyes down: Cosby seemed to be looking down at his feet as he descended. It was not clear whether he was completely blind or 'merely' legally blind, but capable of some sight. The team claim he has been blind for months

Eyes down: Cosby seemed to be looking down at his feet as he descended. It was not clear whether he was completely blind or 'merely' legally blind, but capable of some sight. The team claim he has been blind for months

Cosby had arrived in the Montgomery County Courthouse earlier that day looking considerably more vulnerable, walking arm-in-arm with spokesman Andrew Wyatt.

He was there for a hearing ahead of his June 2017 trial, which sees him accused of drugging and raping Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004.

He also had his brown wooden cane stretched out in front of him, seemingly to detect objects in his path. 

But his attitude in these pictures seems a world away: He can be seen laughing with his cane and coat hooked over his arm as he descends the steep metal steps.

Two air crew are on hand - one at the bottom of the steps and the other at the top - but Cosby seems to need neither man's help.

Instead, one carries a bag while the other waits for the comedian to reach the asphalt. 

Cosby himself can be seen looking down at his feet as he makes the precarious-looking journey down the stairs.

That same day, Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill accepted the claim made by Cosby's legal team that he had been blind for months.

He offered the comedian and actor whatever special accommodations he may need.

It wasn't clear whether the team meant that he was fully blind or legally blind but capable of some sight. 

Cosby denies the charge against him. 

Almost there: Cosby exited the plane looking confident. He denies the 2004 rape charge, which was made against him by Temple University worker Andrea Constand. His trial begins in June next year

Almost there: Cosby exited the plane looking confident. He denies the 2004 rape charge, which was made against him by Temple University worker Andrea Constand. His trial begins in June next year

Holding on: During his appearance in court, Cosby had held this cane ahead of him, as if to identify objects in the way. But he was seen holding it high as he walked down the plane's steps

Holding on: During his appearance in court, Cosby had held this cane ahead of him, as if to identify objects in the way. But he was seen holding it high as he walked down the plane's steps

Vulnerable: Cosby looked considerably more vulnerable earlier in the day as he entered court led by his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, who offered his arm to guide the disgraced comedian

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