The "tactic" has always been popular.
I have no factual based opinion of Bill Cosby's personal sexual life. I have enjoyed his comedic work for decades.
He might very well be a scumbag.
I find it very odd that a man of his immense fame is only recently being charged with bad moral behavior.
I pay little attention to tabloid type gossip about entertainers, but this kind of reputation destroying allegation seems to be of very recent vintage against Bill Cosby.
It does not smell right.
There's no doubt Cosby has done some philandering in his time. He's admitted to affairs in the past. I would not be surprised if he had a consenual affair with this woman.
Of course, he's not the only one. That doesn't diminish him much in my eyes. Greater men than he have had moral failings in this area.
The question is whether he's guilty of rape or sexual assault. I seriously doubt that. It's just way too easy to have an affair with someone rich and famous and then cry rape, and half the time they'll pay you off just to shut up.