Bill Cosby is lugging around a bag stuffed with $250,000 in cash — and the wad is nearly all that’s left of his half-billion-dollar fortune, an investigation by The National ENQUIRER has revealed! The disgraced comic and his long-suffering wife, Camille, have seen their celebrity net worth disappearing for months, and he still owes money to the law firm that guided him to a mistrial on sexual-assault charges in June. That’s reportedly left the disgraced star ready to join the ranks of broke stars! “Bill’s situation is frightening, yet simple. He’s shelling out a a small fortune to save himself from jail, but he can’t afford to pay much longer,” a source told The ENQUIRER…
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Cosby was reportedly paying $1,500 an hour to attorney
Brian McMonagle (left), who led his defense when a Pennsylvania jury failed to convict the creep of the 2004 attack on former Temple University employee
Andrea Constand.
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The ENQUIRER has learned Cosby has failed to cough up the majority of the fee. Without being able to pay investigators, jury experts and others, McMonagle refused to continue with Cosby’s upcoming retrial, according source close to him.
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"If Bill and his team paid up, Brian would likely still be there," the source said.Cosby has now hired Michael Jackson's former attorney,
Tom Mesereau, "There's no telling what kind of I.O.U. he'll run up with Tom," the insider spilled. "Bill simply can no longer afford to pay. That $500 million net worth is probably more like $250,000."
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Coupled with the tab Cosby has run up for hiring a private jet, it's led to speculation
he's set to flee the country if convicted on the three counts of aggravated sexual assault he's facing. A conviction could mean ten years behind bars for the depraved comic.
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"It's a
life sentence," tattled a source close to Cosby. "As for carrying his money, Bill likes it near him — just in case. It buys him peace of mind."
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Cosby was reportedly paying $1,500 an hour to attorney
Brian McMonagle (left), who led his defense when a Pennsylvania jury failed to convict the creep of the 2004 attack on former Temple University employee
Andrea Constand.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The ENQUIRER has learned Cosby has failed to cough up the majority of the fee. Without being able to pay investigators, jury experts and others, McMonagle refused to continue with Cosby’s upcoming retrial, according source close to him.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"If Bill and his team paid up, Brian would likely still be there," the source said.Cosby has now hired Michael Jackson's former attorney,
Tom Mesereau, "There's no telling what kind of I.O.U. he'll run up with Tom," the insider spilled. "Bill simply can no longer afford to pay. That $500 million net worth is probably more like $250,000."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Coupled with the tab Cosby has run up for hiring a private jet, it's led to speculation
he's set to flee the country if convicted on the three counts of aggravated sexual assault he's facing. A conviction could mean ten years behind bars for the depraved comic.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"It's a
life sentence," tattled a source close to Cosby. "As for carrying his money, Bill likes it near him — just in case. It buys him peace of mind."
Photo credit: Getty Images
