Celebrities react to Bill Cosby's admission that he gave women drugs for sex

Philadelphia — While many of Bill Cosby's accusers feel vindicated by his decade-old admission that he gave at least one woman quaaludes before sex, some of his Hollywood friends are reserving judgment, saying the testimony doesn't prove he committed a crime.

Whoopi Goldberg is still reserving judgment on Bill Cosby after the unsealing of testimony in which he said he obtained quaaludes to give women he wanted sex with.

Goldberg said on Tuesday on ABC's The View that "you are still innocent until proven guilty". She says Cosby "has not been proven a rapist".

Cosby's admission came in a 2005 deposition in a sexual-abuse lawsuit he later settled. The Associated Press went to court to compel the release of the material.

Goldberg was reiterating a stance she's held since last winter when more than a dozen women came forward to accuse Cosby of abuse.

The View co-host Raven-Symone starred on Cosby's 1980s sitcom. She says she doesn't like talking about the allegations because he helped launch her career.

Singer Jill Scott who has defended Cosby against rape allegations has done an about turn after his testimony has come to light.

In a series of tweets she has retracted her support of the embattled actor.

About Bill Cosby. Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations.

— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015

1) We live in America. Many African American men are detained &/or imprisoned for crimes without evidence. I will never jump on bandwagons

— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015

I stood by a man I respected and loved. I was wrong. It HURTS!!! When you get it ALL right, holla.

— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 6, 2015

Reasoning with the angry & unreasonable? No. I'm not sorry for standing by my mentor. I'm sorry the accusations Rtrue pic.twitter.com/8oHD9u12em

— ?Jill Scott? (@missjillscott) July 7, 2015

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and film-maker Judd Apatow have also voiced their opinions amidst the latest developments.

Is it just me or do you think reruns of @BillCosby?'s TV shows should be pulled off the air immediately and permanently????

— Perez Hilton (@PerezHilton) July 7, 2015

It's a very sad situation. Now can we all stand up and support the victims? Will silence continue? https://t.co/0tfYB5rb7p

— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) July 6, 2015