Former Cosby Show costar Phylicia Rashad, now a Howard University dean, has modified her gleeful reaction to news of Bill Cosby’s release from prison. But not before drawing criticism from her new academic colleagues.
02.07.2021 - 16:29 / foxnews.com
Howard University students and alumni are calling for "Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad's firing from the school, where she serves as its dean of College of Fine Arts. The actress was met with swift criticism after backtracking an earlier statement in which she celebrated the shocking news that her longtime TV husband Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction had been overturnedby Pennsylvania’s highest court.
Former Cosby Show costar Phylicia Rashad, now a Howard University dean, has modified her gleeful reaction to news of Bill Cosby’s release from prison. But not before drawing criticism from her new academic colleagues.
Bill Cosby may be looking into a new court case.
Bill Cosby is excited to be back at his home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after the 83-year-old comedian was released from prison on Wednesday due to his 2018 conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand getting overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.Cosby’s legal team granted CBS News the interview on Wednesday inside Cosby's home, allowing Duncan to talk with him upstairs for three minutes.
: Bill Cosby enjoyed his first night at home since being released from prison on Wednesday by sinking his teeth into some hot fresh pizza and cracking jokes with those close to him, Fox News can report.
As reactions continue to pour in on the heels of Bill Cosby’s unexpected release from state prison – after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court – new questions have arisen as to what the embattled TV dad could do next. The state’s highest court threw out the 83-year-old disgraced actor’s conviction after finding that District Attorney Kevin Steele, the prosecutor who brought the case against Cosby, violated an agreement to not charge him.
*Content Warning* The article contains references to sexual assaultAmid major uproar when it comes to Bill Cosby's prison release on Wednesday, i.e. June 30, following his sexual assault conviction being overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the 83-year-old comedian broke his silence in a Twitter statement.
Janet Hubert, who played the original Aunt Viv in The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, has called out Phylicia Rashad over her support of Bill Cosby.Rashad’s comments followed the news that Bill Cosby will be released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.Rashad, who played Cosby’s spouse Claire on The Cosby Show, tweeted her support of the decision. “FINALLY!!!!” she wrote.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided this week to overturn Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and release him from prison with immediate effect that had people around the world wondering why.
Bill Cosby let his spokesman do all the talking at a press conference on Wednesday, following his surprise release from prison today, freed after serving more than two years when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction for the rape of Andrea Constand.
Bill Cosby's sudden and speedy release from prison has elicited reactions from many, including those who accused him of sexual misconduct. The 83-year-old has been accused by about 60 women of sex crimes ranging from misconduct to battery to assault and beyond.
Bill Cosby's release from prison.
"The Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad is backtracking an earlier statement in which she celebrated the shocking news that her longtime TV husband Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction had been overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court. "I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward," she wrote.
On Wednesday, Hollywood reacted to the news that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction had been overturned with an appropriate amount of shock and dismay — except, that is, for one star.
Bill Cosby is back at home.
Bill Cosby's release from prison on Wednesday.