Bill Cosby's family got an on-air apology from CNN after the network showed footage of his dead son lying in a pool of blood.
The footage, taken from a helicopter by KTLA-TV, showed a close-up of the body of 27-year-old Ennis William next to his car.After CNN showed the scene at 2:02 p.m. EST, there was an "immediate negative reaction" from CNN staff in the Atlanta newsroom and hundreds of calls of protests from the public, CNN spokesman Steve Haworth said.
CNN anchorwoman Bobbie Battista came on the air from a commercial break at 2:28 p.m. and said: "There was some tape that aired that showed a close-up of Ennis Cosby, and it was inappropriate to air that. We apologize for that, and to his family as well."