Video After The Jump
During a conversation with new Bill Cosby sexual assault accuser Joan Tarshis, CNN's Don Lemon had an awkward exchange with her while talking about how she could stopped Cosby.
As we previously reported, Tarshis claims she avoided being vaginally raped during the 1969 encounter by telling Cosby she had an infection he might pass on to his wife if he proceeded with the act. Cosby countered that by "making her" perform oral sex on him instead.
"I thought I was very clever in saying that, but he was more clever," Tarshis told Lemon. "And instead he made me have oral sex with him, which really was horrible. To me it was much, much worse than if he raped me the normal way.”
CNN just released another part of the interview that showed Lemon's response.
"There are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn't want to do it," Lemon said.
"I was kind of stoned at the time," Tarshis replied. "And quite honestly that didn't even enter my mind. Now I wish it would have."
"You mean the using of the teeth," Lemon told her. "As a weapon...biting. I had to ask."
"That's what I thought [you meant]. Ouch," Tarshis said.
Was Don Lemon out of line? Or do you believe this was helpful advice to Tarshis or any other woman that may find themselves in a similar situation?
**UPDATE**
Well, that didn't take long. Don Lemon has issued an apology to anyone he offended during his interview with Joan Tarshis
I need to say something before we get to our next story. A word about my interview last night with Cosby accuser Joan Tarshis. As I am a victim myself I would never want to suggest that any victim could have prevented a rape. If my question to her struck anyone as insensitive, I am sorry as that is certainly and was not my intention
Follow Me
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
}
Comments