Sunni Welles, a TV actor, musician and performer who later accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, died on Monday in Downey, Calif., after a battle with lung cancer, her son, Shaun O’Banion, confirmed to Variety. During her career in the entertainment industry, Welles became friends with Elvis Presley while she toured the world as a singer and dancer. In a statement released in March 2015 through her lawyer, Gloria Allred, Welles claimed that Cosby took her to a jazz club, where she ordered a Coke. Afterward, she alleged Cosby took her to the Magic Castle club, where she drank a Coke and woke up naked and alone in the same apartment. Welles was one of some 60 women who came forward and accused Cosby of sexual assault, rape, drugging and other sexual misconduct crimes.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2021 14:15 UTC