Bill Cosby Update: Kathie Lee Gifford Says Cosby Tried To Kiss Her, Served Gifford Cappuccino [Video]

In the latest round of news about beleaguered Bill Cosby, updates on Tuesday reveal that Kathie Lee Gifford has claimed Cosby once tried to kiss her, reports the New York Daily News. The claims from Kathie Lee can be seen in the below video, wherein Gifford gushes about Bill Cosby’s kindness — and the way Cosby would offer Gifford and her fellow dancers money to go gamble in Las Vegas years ago.

Although the Today show co-host has been kindly defending the character of Bill Cosby for weeks now, Kathie Lee did admit that Cosby made a pass at her in the late 1970s.

“I along with so many Americans and people around the world don’t want these (accusations) to be true. I will admit towards the end of the tour the last time I saw [Bill Cosby] he did try to kiss me. I said, ‘No,’ I said, ‘Bill, we’re friends.’ He said, ‘OK, good night,’ and I said, ‘Good night.’ I went into my room and he went into his room.”

Kathie Lee Gifford also stated that Bill Cosby would brew three cappuccinos for both Gifford and the back-up singers that accompanied Cosby and Gifford during the two years they were on the road together, as Cosby performed in a comedy tour.

Thoughts of those cappuccinos from Bill Cosby gave Kathie Lee a “chill,” she said, thinking about the drinks from Cosby offered every time they got off the stage — especially in light of former model Beverly Johnson becoming woozy and cursing at Cosby after she says Bill Cosby served her a drug-laced cappuccino, as reported by the Inquisitr.

“I’m not saying these women’s allegations are not true. From my own personal experiences, it didn’t happen.”

Kathie Lee Gifford isn’t the only woman still defending Cosby. As reported by CNN, Bill and Camille Cosby’s daughter Evin Cosby is staunchly on her parents’ side, posting pro-Bill fare on a Facebook page allegedly belonging to the Cosby offspring.

Bill Cosby also got in a bit of hot water recently when he told a New York Post reporter that the “black media” should keep a neutral state of mind when reporting stories about Cosby — an interview that Bill claims he didn’t know would be on the record, according to USA Today.

Meanwhile, Camille Cosby also continues to defend her husband of many years, claiming that the Bill Cosby she sees portrayed in the media is a man she doesn’t know.

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