Sarah Silverman Edits Her Graphic Bill Cosby Rape Joke
Comedian Sarah Silverman came under fire Wednesday night after she tweeted a joke about being raped by Bill Cosby, leading her rewrite the joke in a tamer tweet she posted an hour later. She initially tweeted, , The tweet elicited scores of angry responses. , , , An hour later, Silverman said she wanted to "edit" her joke, though she did not delete the original from Twitter. These Twitter exchanges come amid a growing scandal of sexual assault allegations against Cosby.