Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa dead aged 44 in Massachusetts from ‘renal disease’

BILL Cosby's daughter has died at the age of 44, according to the comic’s spokesman.

Ensa Cosby – who has steadfastly supported her dad through his recent legal woes – passed away in Massachusetts.

Spokesman Andrew Wyatt said: "Please keep the Cosby family in your prayers and give them peace at this time."

Wyatt told the Cosby Show star died from renal disease.

She had a history of medical problems and it is thought she was awaiting a kidney transplant, according to .

Ensa had been a staunch defender of her comic father as he battled sex allegations in recent years.

He was accused of drugging Andrea Constand and then molesting her while she drifted in and out of consciousness at his Philadelphia mansion in 2004.

But Ensa railed against the “media lynching” which she said her dad was subjected to, insisting he was innocent.

She said: “The accusations against my father have been one-sided from the beginning.

“When he tried to defend himself, he was sued in civil court.

“I’ve seen the accusations become more horrific and extreme with time, and I’ve witnessed my father’s reputation and legendary works be dismissed without any proof.”

Ensa added: “I strongly believe my father is innocent of the crimes alleged against him, and I believe that racism has played a big role in all aspects of this scandal.”

Ensa appeared on one episode of The Cosby Show, which ran from 1984 to 1992.

Her death is not the first tragedy to hit the Cosby family.

Bill Cosby’s son Ennis was murdered in a failed robbery attempt in 1997.

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