Singer Jill Scott no longer defends Bill Cosby

Singer Jill Scott, who stood by Bill Cosby amid an increasing number of rape allegations against him, said she no longer supports the comedian.

After reading a newly-released testimony from Cosby, Scott tweeted on Monday that she will not continue to stand by him. "About Bill Cosby," she tweeted. "Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations."

In the testimony, Cosby, 77, admits, under oath, that he obtained quaaludes with the intent of giving them to women to have sex with them. That testimony was part of a sexual assault lawsuit filed in 2005 by former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. The case was settled.

"Proof will always matter more than public opinion," Scott, 43, tweeted. "The sworn testimony is proof. Completely disgusted."

In December, Scott defended Cosby on Twitter when a user posted a petition urging Temple University to cut ties with the entertainer. "oh ok. So they've proven the alleged allegations?" Scott asked the user. "I didn't know. Will they also be giving him back the millions he's donated?"

After the release of the 2005 court documents on Monday, Scott reversed her stance.

"I stood by a man I respected and loved," Scott tweeted. "I was wrong."

More than two dozen women have accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them. He has denied the allegations.

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