Photos: Amid all the allegations, Bill Cosby thanks Whoopi Goldberg & Jill Scott on Twitter

This is what true friends do, they stand by you through thick and thin.

Bill Cosby has broken his silence over the numerous rape allegations that have resurfaced in recent weeks to publicly thank two celebrities who have made attempts to defend him in public.

Whoopi Goldberg, in her role as moderator on ABC’s The View, and singer Jill Scott have both received a great deal of flak for publicly questioning if the sexual assault allegations against Cosby are true.

The 77-year-old comedian first tweeted 'Thank you' to Goldberg on Tuesday night and then on Wednesday morning he sent the same message to Scott and added 'from the Cosby family'.

When the allegations against Cosby first re-emerged last month, Goldberg expressed skepticism in particular about allegations made by Barbara Bowman that Cosby had drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1985.

Goldberg asked why Ms Bowman didn't go to the authorities for proof that she was raped.

'Perhaps the police might have believed it. Or the hospital. Don't you do a kit when you say someone has raped you?' she said on The View.

Goldberg then went on to say that she didn't buy Bowman's story.

'Quite honestly, look, I'm sorry, having been on both sides of this where people allege that you do something - it doesn't matter now. The cat is out of the bag, people have it in their head. I have a lot of questions for the lady, maybe she'll come on.'

Goldberg also appeared to sympathize with Cosby, saying it was 'awkward' when celebrities were falsely accused of crimes.