A docu-series will try to unravel the mystery of Bill Cosby

"We must talk about Bill Cosby", it is with this title (

-, in English) that W. Kamau Bell wants to dissect the psychology of the creator of The

.

The actor and director presents himself as a "child of Bill Cosby", because it was while watching the cult series of the 1980s that he wanted to work in the cinema.

A die-hard fan, he inevitably fell from the top when the interpreter of Cliff Huxtable was accused by many women of having drugged and then raped them.

Bill Cosby was convicted and placed on the sex offender register, before being released and cleared for procedural violation.

So today is the time to understand.

“I never believed that one day I would have to fight between who I thought he was and who we understand he is today.

I'm not sure he would want me to do this job, but Cliff Huxtable sure would, ”W. Kamau Bell told The

.

Double sided

Until the first testimonies of women poured into the media in the mid-2010s, Bill Cosby was, to the general public, a philanthropist, a model of success and an inspiration, especially to the African-American community. The

was indeed the only sitcom, at the time, to feature black comedians with high social status, the hero being a doctor and his wife, Clair, a lawyer. Exemplary parents of five children, their running-gag was to see them finally leave the nest in order to find themselves in love.

The image of the character created by Bill Cosby has necessarily transferred to its creator, of whom, in the end, we do not know much.

Hence the interest of a documentary, as explained by Vinnie Malhotra of Showtime, the channel that will broadcast

on January 30.

A week earlier, W. Kamau Bell's documentary will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

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