Posted on 09/04/2018 10:08:54 AM PDT by SMGFan
The former "Cosby Show" actor job-shamed by some media outlets over the weekend with photos showing him working at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey to make ends meet, said Tuesday he was so upset that he quit his job. Geoffrey Owens
"I was really devastated," Geoffrey Owens, who lives in Montclair, said during an interview on Good Morning America.
But Owens said the outpouring of support he received on social media from the entertainment industry and beyond helped him through it.
"The period of devastation was so short because so shortly after that, the responses my wife and I started to read - literally all over the world ... fortunately, the shame part didn't last very long." "It hurt, but then, it's amazing," he said.
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Yep, now it makes sense, replace honest work with paid leftist activism (Tyler Perry) and redistribution (Go Fund Me).
Thanks to Trump, he actually got a real job!
Had some disease
Parnets stole all his money
Couldn't get roles
Had to become mall security guard, but famous
"Come on, do it just once..!" 20x daily
Finally punches nasty teaser, fired
Falls down, bleeding, some say new wife never called 911, wanted him dead
Spot on!
I agree. You know, maybe it hurt for a bit, but who cares? Make ends meet hoss! Keep working if you really need it!
He’s ashamed about working a respectable job and earning a living? This guy has a screw loose - appearing on the Cosby Show 40 years ago doesn’t make an honest living now something to regret.
I don't remember him.
Can't even imagine someone recognizing him to be honest. Perhaps he's behind the shaming campaign?
Throughout this entire “Geoffrey Owens @ Trader Joes’” incident, I heard only a small number of people actually ‘shaming’ him for working there. I heard a lot of ‘I’m surprised he has to do this kind of work’, but very few real put-downs. I saw no one call him a failure. Most had just forgotten about him.
Still, if he was already insecure about holding a cashier job in the first place, he most likely did not want any more attention for that reason. It may work out for the best, as Tyler Perry seems to be offering him a chance to audition.
I was glad to see so many different people giving him support and encouragement.
Freepers: Reading Comprehension!
He was SHAMED by social media and media outlets for doing what we would consider the right thing to do!
Lay off the guy.
Disagree. They weren’t helping him. They were mocking him.
I suspect if he was on any other show other than The Cosby Show, they wouldn’t have cared.
But indirectly they want to tie this guy to Cosby.
So let me get this straight... you think he contacted Fox and said, “hey, can you write an article about me since i’m only a cashier now so hopefully it will get me a better job?” And they said yes?
Wow Columbo, I think you cracked the case.
Welcome to 2018: Making fun of someone who works for a living ....
Geez, you’re another genius.
He’s minding his own business, and some low-life reporter proclaims “hey, this guy (Geoffrey) was once a big tv star, and now he’s bagging groceries!!”. And GEOFFREY is the one with a screw loose?
If this is how and what REALLY happened, it is a shame. There is dignity in work. I applaud the guy for doing a job.
My father always taught me that anybody who earns an honest living is worthy of my respect.
OMG, when TJ’s opens a store, they have 10x the number of applicants for the number of jobs. Great employer, great benefits.
he is ashamed that he was working at trader Joe’s. My dad taught me that work is never shameful. is he better then those he worked beside.... the shame he has I indicative of some one who looks down on those around them for doing real work .
I only saw one or two episodes of “The Cosby Show”, but he HAS to be a better actor than the guy who played Theo. He and Demond Wilson were two of the worst actors I had ever seen in a major role. Worst for child actor is between “Richie” on Dick Van Dyke, and the two youngest kids in “The Partridge Family” (with two different kids playing the drummer, and nobody noticing the changeover).
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