‘Black-ish’ Creator Rips Judd Apatow for ‘Strangely Obsessive’ Bill Cosby Tweets

The “Knocked Up” director has been blasting iconic TV dad on social media over mounting rape allegations

Keny Barris, Judd Apatow
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Judd Apatow has repeatedly criticized Bill Cosby and his supporters in a barrage of recent social media messages, but now “Black-ish” showrunner Kenya Barris is calling the “40-Year-Old Virgin” director out.

“Dude. Enough,” Barris tweeted on Monday night. “Not defending [Cosby] at all, but u do realize this borders on strangely obsessive, right? Where was ur #EricGarner[?]”

“I mean ur a comedy god but u have an extremely narrowband and privileged scope for ur powerful rage,” he continued. “He’s probably a monster.”

As TheWrap previously reported, dozens of women have accused Cosby of rape, drugging and sexual assault over a span of several decades, with many of them just coming forward in recent months.

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