Actor Geoffrey Owens, 63, is speaking out years after facing backlash for working at a Trader Joe’s store.
Owens is best known for playing Elvin Tibideaux on the groundbreaking television series “The Cosby Show” from 1985 to 1992.
Back in 2018, fans discovered Owens had taken a job bagging groceries when a photo of the Yale University graduate inside Trader Joe’s spread across the internet.
While some social media users shamed Owens, he also had a large number of supporters pushing back on the hateful reactions aimed his way.
Owens recently stopped by the V-103 radio station in Atlanta. He was asked about dealing with the negativity over him taking a “regular” job.
“It was mostly good,” Owens acknowledged. “At first, there was some negative stuff about basically the job-shaming. A ‘where is he now’ kinda thing.”
The son of former New York congressman Major Owens continued, “But then, very soon after that, there was all …