Daughter of Bill Cosby’s Mistress Tried to Extort Him for $40M – She Refused a DNA Test to Check Paternity
Bill Cosby’s alleged daughter extorted the actor-comedian for $40M. However, when it was time to prove she is genuinely Cosby’s child, the young lady declined to take a DNA test and landed a verdict of 12 years in prison.
Throughout a long-standing career in the entertainment industry, Bill Cosby, the first black man to win an Emmy Award for acting, was top on the tabloids for numerous scandals. Even after he retired, Cosby continued to make headlines for scandalous affairs.
One of the American stand-up comedian’s many scandals was an extramarital affair with Shawn Berkes, a secretary he met at a Los Angeles nightclub. While Cosby’s wife, Camille, was taking care of their home Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, the star was away in Los Angeles, working or with his mistress.
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Picture of comedian Bill Cosby [left]. Autumn Jackson and Shawn Thompson Upshaw at Federal court on July 11, 1997 in New York [right] | Photo: Getty Images
AN AFFAIR WITH SHAWN BERKES
In 1971, seven years after Cosby and Camille’s young marriage at a sizeable multipurpose hall at a Catholic church in Olney, Maryland, the couple living in Los Angeles decided to move because they wanted a change.
At the time, Cosby was becoming more successful with his career, and Camille once said as the family made more money, it affected their lifestyle. However, while the comedian’s wife moved to Shelburne Falls with their three children, he shuffled between Los Angeles where he worked and the family’s new home.
Bill Cosby and Camille Cosby speak onstage at the Apollo Theater 75th Anniversary Gala on June 8, 2009 in New York | Photo: Getty Images
During this time, Cosby met Berkes with whom he may have fathered a child. While the “Ghost Dad” actor’s wife was 3,000 miles away with their kids, Cosby was busy spending time with his mistress.
Cosby met the secretary at a nightclub in Los Angeles, and it wasn’t until later that the actor revealed he instigated their relationship. Once reflecting on the extramarital affair Cosby who met Berkes in the early 1970s, testified to requesting her number.
