Judd Apatow, director of comedies such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Bridesmaids," spoke out yet again about the rape and drug allegations that are facing comedian Bill Cosby. During his appearance on the Today Show with Willie Geist, Apatow took a break from promoting his upcoming film "Trainwreck" (a rom-com starring Amy Schumer nad Bill Hader) to stand up for Cosby's alleged victims.
"I just kept noticing that no one else was saying that this was a bad thing," Apatow told Geist. "I would have loved to not talk about it, but you know, it's incredibly sad. It's one of the most tragic things that's happened in our business, and I think we do have to stand up for the women and say that we believe you. A lot of people got terribly hurt.
"And you know, when you go out on a date, you don't need seven prescriptions of Quaaludes. I'm in show business. Famous people can meet women without the enormous prescriptions."
Apatow's Quaaludes comment refers to the recent report by the Associated Press that dug into depositions from Cosby's 2005 sexual assault lawsuit. In the unsealed documents, Cosby admitted to obtaining prescriptions for Quaaludes with the intent to give them to women before attempting to have sex with them. When asked if he was surprised that other celebrities (like Whoopi Goldberg) have yet to speak out against Cosby because of who he is in the business, Apatow explained why he's not changing his stance.
"Well I think we should all be very hesitant about getting involved in anything," he said, "but when its forty people, it's certainly time for everybody to wake up and say ' we should be concerned about the women.'"
See the full interview below.
