Another Cosby Accuser Comes Forward, Recounts the Star's Odd Demands

Bill Cosby (Getty Images)
Bill Cosby (Getty Images)

Yet another woman has stepped forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault. While that in itself is, sadly, unremarkable at this point, many of the details of her story are exceptionally bizarre.

The woman, who identifies herself only as "Patricia" to avoid what she called "the media circus," claimed to Buzzfeed that the comedian not only raped her, but also asked her to do peculiar things, like tie her hair up like Queen Noor of Jordan and walk around with oatmeal on her face. He also allegedly gave her a gym membership and demanded that she lose weight.

"Patricia," who is now 58 and lives in California, told the site that this began when Cosby promised to mentor her after she thanked him for speaking at an event at the University of Massachusetts. Unfortunately, she recounts, that's not how things turned out. She says that Cosby invited her to dinner with him and his wife in 1978 (so she was 20 or 21 at the time), but when she showed up, he was the only person there.

"I felt alarm bells go off because it did feel intimate," she says, "but I was trying to be so grown up and mature." She says the bizarre requests began shortly after he made her a drink, a common thread in the stories told by Cosby's accusers.

Queen Noor of Jordan (Tim Graham/Getty Images)
Queen Noor of Jordan (Tim Graham/Getty Images)

“It was so creepy. He told me to convince him that I could remain regal and queenlike no matter what I looked like," she says. But the requests got even more odd. "I would leave the room and walk back in, pretending to be a queen with oatmeal on her face, and he would tell me I was doing it wrong and to go back and try again. Then, I started to feel weird from the drink. And then I don’t remember much.”

In this initial instance, she claims that she blacked out and that she woke up without any clothes. She says that Cosby — who was standing over her in a bathrobe — told her that she vomited, but that he would take care of her sullied dress and provide her with a toothhbrush.

But Cosby supposedly didn't stop there. Patricia claims in another instance Cosby urged her to take pills — something Janice Dickinson said Cosby had her do, as well — and she later woke up naked, realizing what likely happened. "I was very sick and knew that someone had penetrated me. Finally, I realized what was happening," she tells the website, adding that this might have occurred twice.

Cosby and Patricia maintained a friendly relationship, per her account, under the guise that Cosby was "helping" her succeed. Patricia says that he treated her to acting lessons, fancy events, and more, all while continuing to demand that she do peculiar things, like styling her hairdo to resemble Queen Noor. "He was obsessed with her," Patricia explains. (Despite his alleged fascination with Queen Noor and her hair, Cosby has no ostensible connection to the royal, other than the fact that they are both frequent speakers at universities, including High Point University, which has since removed Cosby from its board of advisors.)

Janice Dickinson and Beverly Johnson have also come forward and accused Cosby of raping them (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Janice Dickinson and Beverly Johnson have also come forward and accused Cosby of raping them (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

While Patricia's allegations bring unique and specific details to the growing list of allegations against the entertainer, the general theme is not new. His accusers have pretty much been on repeat with some version of this story: Bill Cosby supposedly plied the women with booze and pills and then coerced them into various sex acts; afterward, these women felt ashamed to the point that they remained silent. According to Buzzfeed, Patricia has come forward before: she was reportedly one of the Jane Does in Andrea Constand's 2005 case against Cosby. The case was settled in 2006, pushing these women into deeper silences. It didn't help any of these women that Cosby was widely admired by many people, and many fans were not — and still are not — willing to accept that a beloved TV fixture could commit such acts.

Related: Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Allegations: How We Got Here

It wasn't until last year, nearly eight years after that initial court case ended, that comedian Hannibal Buress brought the controversy back into the spotlight. He cracked a joke stating that Cosby was a rapist and that gained widespread attention on social media, prompting many of these women to speak up. Among those who have stepped forward were celebrities like Janice Dickinson and Beverly Johnson, both of whom asserted that Cosby drugged them.

The onslaught has made less famous women like Patricia feel more comfortable going public. "I internalized the events with tremendous shame and far too much responsibility," she says. "I didn't think that anyone would believe me."

She also has a message to other victims.

"You’re not alone," Patricia says. "You don't have to keep this a secret anymore."