Lili Bernard said she had a small role on "The Cosby Show." She is one of many women accusing Cosby of rape and harassment.

"It took me 23 years to shed the fear that resulted from Cosby drugging me, raping me and threatening me," Bernard said.

Bernard choked back tears as she stood next to famed attorney Gloria Allred.

"This is his far from finished tour, it might be his last date, but were not finished with Bill Cosby," Allred said.

Cosby has not addressed the allegations, but his attorney said the sex and drug accusations were unfounded and untrue.

Those who bought tickets to Saturday’s show agreed.

"He’s a good comedian and I like him," Joyce Drummond said, adding that she thinks Cosby is innocent.

"He has political influence when he speaks, that causes politicians to shiver in their boots, so that's why they're coming against him with this assassination of character, but the man is a genius," John Mayfield said.

Still, Bernard vowed to continue her fight.

"So I stand here today, speaking truth, truth to power," Bernard said.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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