Comedian/radio host, D.L. Hughley, is never afraid to speak his mind….as was the case during his prior interview with Vlad TV, where he revealed a heated argument he had with Bill Cosby in 2009. Their argument was over the rape rumors at that time, and it all went down while D.L. was a radio personality at Kiss-FM radio station.
Hughley: ‘Cosby Was Being A D**k!’
Hughley said that Cosby called in for a radio interview. However, because D.L. knew Cosby wasn’t fond of him because of his raw style of comedy, he asked his two co-hosts to pretty much do the talking, while he remained quiet. That was the plan, but all hell broke lose after D.L. says Cosby immediately started talking down to his co-hosts and being rude. So that’s when D.L. stepped in and this is what he says happened next.
D.L. Hughley: For five minutes straight [Bill Cosby] was being a dick. I was like, ‘Mr. Cosby what is you’d like for us to know?’ […] He said “D.L. Hughley! You say ‘nig*a’ and I don’t like your comedy!” And he went in, and I was like, ‘With all due respect Mr. Cosby, I say ‘nig*a’, but no co-worker (of D.L.’s) has never woke up with her drawers on backwards.’ […] I said ‘Everything you are, you are because of your experiences and I appreciate that. But you’re not gonna denigrate what I’ve been through.’
The ‘Threat’
D.L. then explained that the radio station, Kiss-FM, was owned by Emmis Communications and apparently, Cosby had major weight over there. Because of Cosby’s weight at the station, D.L. then said Cosby threatened him and made sure their pre-recorded interview never aired…ever.
D.L.: Bill Cosby was [like] “That tape will never air” … and I said, ‘The f*ck it ain’t!’ And 10 minutes later, ALL the people from Image Communications came down, took the tape and made sure nobody else in the room had copies of it; and said, “If this airs, nobody in this room will ever work again.” So I know that that cat had the power to make people do sh*t like that.
Hughley also said that although his altercation with Cosby happened in 2009 — well before Cosby’s 2018 sex assault scandals — “everybody knew it” around the L.A. comedy scene.
D.L.: I grew up in L.A., did warm-up for a lot of those shows, everybody knew it. … Like, ‘Cliff Huxtable’ is innocent, but Bill Cosby fu*ked every one of them girls.
Watch D.L. Talk About Bill Cosby & Getting Fired By Stevie Wonder
D.L. had more to say about Cosby, and he also hilariously revealed why Stevie Wonder fired him from his radio station back in the day. Check out his interview in the video above.
