Bill Cosby & His Wife Learn To Move Forward Despite Their Struggles

Bill Cosby spent the majority of his life in the public spotlight as “America’s dad”, but beneath his squeaky clean image, there are many hidden dark secrets. Now, Bill Cosby and his wife make an unexpected announcement.

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Though Cosby’s wife Camille has consistently stuck by his side, he has not always been faithful to her. The most prominent of his extramarital affairs was with Shawn Brown during the 1970s. She said they carried on a consensual relationship when the two met in Las Vegas in 1973, when Shawn was 20. The two had an extremely awkward public break up in a restaurant, which also happened to be in front of Shawn’s mother.

Admitting His Affair

In 1997, more than 20 years after his affair with Shawn Brown, Cosby publicly confessed to their relationship in an interview with Dan Rather. Brown is the daughter of a Las Vegas showgirl and was used to galavanting around celebrities, so she was unfazed when she first met Cosby. Cosby’s wife Camille has allegedly been aware of his infidelities for a long time, and though she is hurt by it, she continued to stay with him, even after his public admission.

Long Lost Love Child

Cosby’s public acknowledgement of his relationship with Shawn Brown came after her daughter, Autumn Jackson, came forward to announce that she believes he is her father. Though the man listed on Jackson’s birth certificate is Jerry Jackson, Brown claims that Cosby urged her to list him as the father, even though she has always insisted her daughter was fathered by Cosby. Cosby has hedged on whether or not he believes Jackson is his, but still supported the family financially.

Extortion Gone Awry

After a heartbreaking tragedy in the Cosby family, Autumn Jackson, his alleged love child from his 1973 affair with Shawn Brown, demanded $40 million from the TV star in exchange for silence about his affair with her mother. The financial support Cosby paid out to Brown over the years, estimated between $100,000 to $250,000, which included money to send Jackson to college, is believed to have been to buy Brown’s silence. Jackson was convicted of a felony for extortion, as her demand for $40 million was unreasonable regardless.