20 Hollywood controversies that shocked the fans

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11) Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Convictions (2018)

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Bill Cosby (Photo by Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images)

Over 60 women accused Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them across several decades. Andrea Constand, a Temple University employee, accused him of assaulting her at his home in 2004. The first trial in 2017 ended in a mistrial after a jury deadlock. In 2018, a retrial convicted Cosby of aggravated indecent assault, making him the first major celebrity convicted in the #MeToo era. He was sentenced to three to ten years in prison. His conviction highlighted systemic issues of power and abuse in the entertainment industry.

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