# Of course Camille Cosby stayed... Is there any surprise there? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616 "2015-11-15T03:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JRUSA1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JRUSA1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRUSA1)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/1 "2015-11-15T03:48:02Z")
Of course Bill Cosby Wife behavior and his constant Cheater through out their 51 years Marriage. Why else? Same reason Hillary Clinton, Jacqueline Brown (Jackson), Kathie Lee Gifford, Victoria Beckham, Regina Lasko (Letterman), Frances Swaggart, Vanessa Bryant, Holly Knowlton Petraeus and many more. They stayed for the Lifestyle, Money, Power, Fame, Influence, Prestige, Security, Financial stability, Last Name Recognition, Identity, etc, Sure they may have loves their Husbands but at the end of the day these Women knew what they would be throwing away. And actually I think if you are willing to work out your Marital Issues, Forgive and try to make it work as well as the Cheating spouse is willing to change then why not give it a shot? Especially if Kids are involve. Would you give up living in Large Mansion on a huge Westchester County Estate?, The Summer Beach House? Or the Vacation Home on St Barts?, Private Jets? the Endless Vacations to many of the out of reach places? and All the Money to buy very nice expensive clothes and jewelry? Hillary Clinton knew Bill was her Path to to be President. Would she have gotten as far today if she wasn’t Mrs Bill Clinton? Nope. Regina had waited 20 Years for Dave to finally marry her. No way she was going to give up that easily. Camille Cosby and Kathie Lee Gifford knew that that being Mrs Bill Cosby and Mrs Frank Gifford respectively came with a lot of Advantage and publicity. They know that they will be taken care of after their Husbands death too. They are set for life Financially, Their husbands made sure they are taken care of for when they are gone/ They won’t have to worry about the problems that exist for a Middle Class Widow. Back to Camille. I use to have sympathy for her but really anymore. she seem to be in a deep denial about what really going on. And she seem to enable his behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/2 "2015-11-15T03:52:27Z")
What amazing personal connections you must have to know such personal privileged information about so many famous and powerful people. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/3 "2015-11-15T04:09:25Z")
Does being married to a famous and powerful man also entitle them to use extra capital letters? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/4 "2015-11-15T04:28:42Z")
You are grasp of Language English nearly makes this read able. In future the, just post word “money” for thought in be hind this type. Thank for read. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/5 "2015-11-15T04:47:49Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Does being married to a famous and powerful man also entitle them to use extra capital letters? Insert capita letter in Ass; hope pleases You some what. Money. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/6 "2015-11-15T04:57:20Z")
I’m more to opt that Camille stayed because her life and views are to stay with her husband for whatever reason. The bad side of me might think she stayed over the threat she could expose him if she knew about any of it-- and it appears there’s a lot of stories to be rehashed with Bill. Whatever her reason is, why is it any of my business? At this point he’s lucky he’s still got a wife. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/7 "2015-11-15T04:59:12Z")
> [@JRUSA1](#): > > Camille Cosby and Kathie Lee Gifford knew that that being Mrs Bill Cosby and Mrs Frank Gifford respectively came with a lot of Advantage and publicity. > > They know that they will be taken care of after their Husbands death too. They are set for life Financially, Their husbands made sure they are taken care of for when they are gone/ They won’t have to worry about the problems that exist for a Middle Class Widow. I’m sure Kathie Lee Gifford is independently wealthy apart from Frank Gifford. She has been working in show business since 1970, 15 years before she met Gifford, and started her 15 year run with Regis Phlbin before she and her husband married. She’s been on the Today Show since 2008. She’s continued working long past the time Frank Gifford retired from sportscasting, and if they’d divorced, she would have continued to have worked and lived comfortably. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/8 "2015-11-15T05:03:59Z")
Being a serial cheater, and being a rapist, are not the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/9 "2015-11-15T05:12:41Z")
Meanwhile, at Large Mansion… ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/10 "2015-11-15T05:48:37Z")
With the community property laws in CA, I suspect Camelle Cosby might be better off divorcing Bill before he starts having to pay damages, because those won’t come off her share. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/11 "2015-11-15T08:09:02Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > With the community property laws in CA, I suspect Camelle Cosby might be better off divorcing Bill before he starts having to pay damages, because those won’t come off her share. Interesting question. Who gets paid first? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/12 "2015-11-15T08:35:38Z")
I would imagine that at the first sniff of trouble, all of the above ‘cheaters’ including Bill Cosby would have transferred their assets and shit to their wives so that it was not available for payouts for plaintiffs. So the OP is probably full of shit. Just sayin’. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/13 "2015-11-15T08:46:43Z")
\*\*They stayed for the Lifestyle, Money, Power, Fame, Influence, Prestige, Security, Financial stability, Last Name Recognition, Identity, etc, \*\* Why do I smell a major OP Pit Fail? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/14 "2015-11-15T09:01:46Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > I would imagine that at the first sniff of trouble, all of the above ‘cheaters’ including Bill Cosby would have transferred their assets and shit to their wives so that it was not available for payouts for plaintiffs. > > So the OP is probably full of shit. > > Just sayin’. 😃 PING:Cali lawyers: transfering wealth to a spouse would not protect it from a judgment?? ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/15 "2015-11-15T10:49:37Z")
So?😕 ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/16 "2015-11-15T13:10:57Z")
> [@JRUSA1](#): > > Hillary Clinton knew Bill was her Path to to be President. Would she have gotten as far today if she wasn’t Mrs Bill Clinton? Nope. Bill and Hillary were driving through Arkansas when they stopped in Little Rock for gas. The guy at the counter was Hillary’s old high school boyfriend. “Look, Hill,” Bill said. “Imagine if you’d married him–you’d be the wife of a gas station attendant!” “No, Bill,” she responded. “If I’d married him, he’d be president.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/17 "2015-11-15T13:14:10Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Bill and Hillary were driving through Arkansas when they stopped in Little Rock for gas. The guy at the counter was Hillary’s old high school boyfriend. > > “Look, Hill,” Bill said. “Imagine if you’d married him–you’d be the wife of a gas station attendant!” > > “No, Bill,” she responded. “If I’d married him, he’d be president.” I don’t get the joke-- Hillary didn’t go to HS in Arkansas! ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/18 "2015-11-15T13:22:46Z")
Yeah, because all of these women would be hard up after a divorce, right? What colour is the sky in your world? These women would all still be wealthy and well positioned, in Camilles’s case MORE respected, after divorce. (Personally, I’m a big believer in Karma. Were I his wife I’d have a hard time NOT connecting the death of my innocent son, shot on a roadside, with the vile acts my husband had perpetrated on numerous innocent women, using his power and connections. And once I’d seen the connection, no way would I be able to look away because I ‘value’ marriage highly, or take vows seriously!) ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/19 "2015-11-15T13:28:45Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Bill and Hillary were driving through Arkansas when they stopped in Little Rock for gas. The guy at the counter was Hillary’s old high school boyfriend. > > “Look, Hill,” Bill said. “Imagine if you’d married him–you’d be the wife of a gas station attendant!” > > “No, Bill,” she responded. “If I’d married him, he’d be president.” The West Wing version in 1999 was fresher. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616/20 "2015-11-15T13:34:18Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > The West Wing version in 1999 was fresher. Knowing Aaron Sorkin, the joke probably predated TWW. Bastard stole a joke from _1776_ for that Steve Jobs film, which then gets into the trailer. Does he really think there’s not a crossover audience of his own audience and _1776_ fans? Geeze, usually he only ganks from himself. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-camille-cosby-stayed-is-there-any-surprise-there/737616.md?page=2)