Who is Nicolle Rochelle? Naked actress who protested at Bill Cosby trial The Bill Cosby sexual assault retrial has drawn a lot of media attention as of late. But few could’ve foreseen the shocking incident that unfolded Monday morning. Nicolle Rochelle, an actress who appeared on several episodes of The Cosby Show in the early 1990s, staged a protest against Cosby while completely topless, jumping over a barricade outside the Norristown, Pennsylvania courthouse where the trial was taking place and running towards Cosby’s direction. She was quickly detained and placed into local police custody, but not before creating a surprising and chaotic scene as Cosby’s sexual assault trial gets underway once again. But just who is Nicolle Rochelle? …show more content…
Nicolle Rochelle is an actress who appeared on The Cosby Show for several episodes from 1990 to 1992. More recently she garnered media attention after she staged a topless protest at the retrial of Bill Cosby for sexual assault in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Also known as Nicole Leach, she was born on May 10, 1979 in Livingston, New Jersey. Getting her start as a child actress, she first appeared on the children’s television program Shining Time Station from 1989 to 1991. She later appeared on The Cosby Show for four episodes from 1990 to 1992, playing the role of Danielle, one of the friends of Bill Cosby’s onscreen daughter Rudy. Afterwards, Rochelle appeared in TV shows such as Clarissa Explains It All in 1993, NYPD Blue in 1996, Chappelle’s Show in 2006 and several episodes of the long-running Law & Order franchise. In addition, she’s also appeared in several Off-Broadway theater productions in New York City, including Henry V in 2003 and Fame on 42nd Street in 2004. Her last role was that of Josy in the TV miniseries La maison des Rocheville in 2010. How old is Nicolle Rochelle? Nicolle Rochelle is 38 years …show more content…
She played the role of Danielle, a friend of Dr. Cliff Huxtable’s youngest daughter Rudy, played by Keshia Knight Pulliam. Bill Cosby trial protest Rochelle garnered international media attention after staging a topless protest against Bill Cosby at the site of his sexual assault retrial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. According to reports, Rochelle, topless and covered in phrases like ‘Cosby Rapist’ and ‘Women’s Live Matter,’ jumped across a police barricade and threw herself towards Bill Cosby as the actor and comedian was making his way towards the courthouse for his sexual assault retrial. Rochelle was quickly apprehended and placed into police custody. The incident reportedly left Cosby unphased as he continued on towards the courthouse. Cosby has been accused on drugging and sexually assaulting more than 40 women over a span of roughly 1965 to 2008. Nicolle Rochelle filmography Aside from her brief appearance on The Cosby Show in the early 1990s, Rochelle also has an extensive filmography that dates back to
Even though he was not convicted for the rape, the evidence clearing him of rape, stood for the robbery too, as they were both connected. In 1979, two black assailants forced a man and a woman at gun point into the man’s car at a drive-in grocery store. As they were going down the highway, the perpetrators robbed both victims, then forced the man out of the car. After a failed escape attempt by the woman, the two men drove her to a nearby park where they raped her.
She first did various radio shows in the 40s. But her first TV show was on Hollywood in Television in 1949. Whites first produced television show was Life with Elizabeth. "I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood."
was reaffirmed when, in November 1983, she made the first of many appearances on the
In a 1975 Penthouse Interview Carter stated that "I'm not in jail for committing murder. I'm in jail partly because I'm a black man in America, where the powers that be will only allow a black man to be an entertainer or a criminal" (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/4909/hurricane.html). Judging from the evidence of the case and the manner in which, it progressed over a course of 19 years, it is not difficult to understand how this could be so. The original case that was presented against Carter and Artis was not a strong one and almost solely relied on circumstance and the testimony of two known felons (a fact which, does not automatically make their statements untrue, or course). Added to this, the fact that when taken to the hospital the very night of the murders, Carter and Artis could not be identified as the murderers by the surviving victims, passed a lie detector test and were released, the police apparently "never considering them suspects" (http://www.stanford.edu/~zdillon/story.html).
Born in New York 10/15/1907, in suburban Ridgewood, New Jersey. Finished high school at Riverdale Country School. Finished high school at Riverdale Country School.
In a case that has spanned more than 20 years and drew so much media attention, there is just as much intrigue today as it then. Did he do it or did he not do it? The entire world was captivated by the case. It took over a year for a trial and a conclusion that stunned the world with the verdict (Boyes). They were many household names that came out of this trial (Pitts).
According to CNN who interviewed five of the women that was ask why they took so long to report the allegations against Bill Cosby. One of the women stated she didn’t want to lose her job and she realizes he was famous and no one would believe her charged against Bill Cosby. The other three women decided they no longer want to remain silent to protect other women of becoming a victim of Bill Cosby sexual assault. Many of the women stated they would go out of their way not to see Bill Cosby on TV because it brings back such awful memories of the alleged drugged and sexual attack by Mr. Cosby.
The FBI eventually found and arrested Patty Hearst on September 18, 1975. The trial started on January 15, 1976, and Hearst was charged with armed robbery, but her lawyer F. Lee Bailey argued that she was brainwashed and suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, but to no avail.... ... middle of paper ... ... The “Geurrilla.”
Pauley Perrette made her first screen appearance in the show Magical Make-Over. She then followed her debut performance with a role in the series Murder One as Gwen. Since then she has appeared on various television shows including Frasier, That's Life,
Once Demi moved to Dallas she started acting classes which eventually led to her staring in the show “Barney and Friends”. During this time she was also learning to play musical instruments
Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby only son was shot to dead changing a tire in a California Highway. Also, Autumn Jackson claimed that Cosby was his paternity father and claimed 40million dollars so she wouldn’t say anything to the media. Cosby admitted that he had an affair with Autumn’s mother, but he claimed that she wasn’t his daughter. She went to prison for 26 months for extortion. This was not the worst thing that happened to Cosby. In 2014, comedian Hannibal Buress brought new attention to an earlier case against Cosby for sexual harassment. More than 50 women open in the same year about Cosby having any type of sexual assault towards them within his lifetime. “The snowball effect led to court records from Constand’s first complaint being unsealed in the summer of 2015—including a deposition in which Cosby admitted to drugging women he wanted to have sex with. In December, Cosby was formally charged with aggravated indecent assault”. Hillar Busis, 2016 (Bibliography.com,
Cosby is also arguing that he is being wrongfully prosecuted, and the district attorney’s office just reopened the investigation based on “new evidence” that recently emerged.
After onwards, she joined modeling which was one of her nicest decision to secure her career path. She has starred in a number of music videos including a music video of J. Cole and Rick Ross. She was gaining fame and popularity through her modeling career and was also featured on MTV's Wild 'N Out. In the early 2000s, she can also be seen in many men’s magazine cover. Some of the magazines that featured her include, Show Magazine, KING Magazine, XXL Eye Candy, The Source, and SHOW Black Lingerie. Although she rose to fame as a model, she didn’t leave her job as a bartender. Some of the music videos in which she has appeared are Diced Pineapples, Ain’t Leaving Without You, Southern Hospitality and Work
Miss Mathews is still haunted by the incident. She continues her fight to get the video that was released and became viral off the internet. She’s asked websites to take down the video of her that went viral off their pages, but they all refuse, which is why she must purchase the copyright to the video of her own body so that she’s armed with it when demanding that the sites delete it. She has stated that when the video was first released, she was embarrassed, ashamed and because she did not want to disrobe at all, she did not change her clothes for a few days. She...
Mostly the people who supported R. Kelly information was selected for the news media and the information from the nonsupporters were not selected by the news media. In this case the information was bias to supporting R. Kelly even though he had film a sex tape urinating on a fourteen year old girl. It was ironic that the people would still support R. Kelly after such an incident, but his case was viewed on a racial manner rather than having sex with an underage teenager. The news media was able to view the lawyer sly ways of dealing with the jury to help R. Kelly win his case.