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American television personality (born 1972)

Mary Cosby
Born (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972 (age 52)
OccupationTelevision personality
Known forThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Spouse Robert C. Cosby ​(m. 1998)​
Children1

Mary Martha Cosby (formerly Harris; born October 17, 1972) is an American television personality. She is best known as an original cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

Early life

Mary Cosby is the youngest of her siblings. Her father was originally from Milwaukee. Her grandmother, Rosemary "Mama" Cosby, founded Faith Temple Pentecostal Church in 1968. Following Rosemary's death in January 1997, controversy arose between her widower, Bishop Robert C. Cosby, and her children—specifically Rosalind Cazares, Mary's mother—over the division of Rosemary's assets, which included a printing company, day care, beauty salon, record store, and Gospel radio station. This controversy was exacerbated after Robert married Mary, his step-granddaughter, in September 1998. Because of the marriage, Mary Cosby is estranged from her mother.

Career

In September 2020, Cosby was announced as a cast member of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Noah Samton, an executive at NBCUniversal, stated that the show was conceived after they discovered Cosby, and eventually found other personalities for a full The Real Housewives installment in Salt Lake City. In addition to The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she has also appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

Having missed the second season's reunion special, she did not return for the show's third season. She returned as a friend of the show in its fourth season, and returned as a full-time cast member in the fifth season.

Personal life

She married Dana Harris, but was later divorced. She married Bishop Robert C. Cosby, her step-grandfather, in September 1998. They have a son, Robert Jr. Cosby has described her marriage as an "arranged marriage" and has stated, "It was kind of in my grandma's will for us to marry." Through her marriage, she became the First Lady of Faith Temple Pentecostal Church.

In September 2024, she sued two executives of United Security Financial, accusing them of embezzlement.

Controversies

Cosby has been the subject of allegations that Faith Temple Pentecostal Church is a cult, particularly from former church members and several of her fellow The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast members. She has denied the allegations, calling them "false" and "ridiculous".

In April 2021, she was charged with unlawfully providing shelter to a runaway and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She pled not guilty to the charges in August 2021, and the charges were dropped in September 2022.

In December 2021, she issued an apology for racist comments she made on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, having stated, "When I think about Jen , I see heartless, I see a thug. Like, you know, those Mexican people that make all those drugs."

References

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  2. @Mary_M_Cosby (October 17, 2020). "I am a Libra. Happy Birthday to all the Libras out there. 💋 💕 ♎" (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | Mary Cosby's Parents Tell All! #RHOSLC. Up and Adam!. January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
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  6. "Dr. Rosemary Redmon Cosby, "Mama"". Indianapolis Recorder. Vol. 102, no. 3. January 18, 1997. p. D7. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. "Death Notices". The Indianapolis Star. Vol. 94, no. 215. January 11, 1997. p. B-6. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Mims, Bob (August 4, 1998). "Church Split By Feud For Fortune". The Salt Lake Tribune. Vol. 256, no. 112. p. B-1. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. In a probate dispute pitting two children of the late church founder, Rosemary "Mama" Cosby, against her widower and current Faith Temple leader, Bishop Robert C. Cosby, Thorne said he would appoint a special administrator to oversee a complete inventory of the late preacher's estate. The judge also said Monday that he will issue a restraining order preventing Cosby from selling property or transferring assets that Mama Cosby's daughter, Rosalind Cazares, and son, Ernest Walton, believe their mother owned.
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  10. Mims, Bob (February 20, 1999). "Suit Disputes Faith Temple Founder's Property Transfer". The Salt Lake Tribune. Vol. 257, no. 129. p. D-2. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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